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词汇 excavation
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excavation

noun
/ˌekskəˈveɪʃn/
/ˌekskəˈveɪʃn/
  1. [countable, uncountable] the activity of digging in the ground to look for old buildings or objects that have been buried for a long time(对古建筑或古物的)发掘,挖掘
    • Further archaeological excavations are now being carried out.更进一步的考古发掘正在进行。
    • More discoveries were made as the excavation proceeded.挖掘期间陆续有所发现。
    • The excavations took place between 1925 and 1939.发掘是在 1925 年到 1939 年间进行的。
    • recent excavations of underground burial chambers最近对地下墓室的挖掘
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • archaeological
    • recent
    • extensive
    verb + excavation
    • carry out
    • conduct
    • do
    excavation + verb
    • reveal something
    • uncover something
    • unearth something
  2. [countable, usually plural] a place where people are digging to look for old buildings or objects发掘现场
    • The excavations are open to the public.发掘现场对公众开放。
  3. [uncountable] the act of digging, especially with a machine挖掘;开凿;挖土
  4. 词源early 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin excavatio(n-), from excavare ‘hollow out’, from ex- ‘out’ + cavare ‘make or become hollow’ (from cavus ‘hollow’).
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