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excavate

英 /ˈekskəveɪt/美 /ˈekskəveɪt/
  • v.
    发掘，挖掘（古物）；挖（洞），开凿
第三人称单数excavates
现在分词excavating
过去式excavated
过去分词excavated
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词语例句

  1. 发掘，挖掘（古物）vt.&vi.

    • The site has been excavated by archaeologists.

      这个遗址已被考古学家发掘出来。

  2. 挖（洞），开凿vt.&vi.

    • The body was discovered when builders excavated the area.

      建筑工人挖地时发现了这具尸体。

  1. You might object that professionals excavate to acquire knowledge, not money.
    你可能会反对专业人士为了获取知识去挖掘，而不是金钱。
  2. A contractor was hired to drain the reservoir and to excavate soil from one area for replacement with clay.
    一个承包商被雇来排干蓄水池里的水，然后挖出其中一块地方的泥土，换上粘土。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  3. 'They even excavate pools to ensure their brood doesn't dry out.'
    它们甚至会挖掘池塘以确保自己的一窝卵不会干瘪。

网络短语

  • excavate ore
    发掘宝藏
  • deep excavate
    深基坑
  • jump excavate
    跳挖
  • fast excavate
    快速掘进
  • Excavate coal
    采煤

词语扩展

vt.
to digtap into
挖掘；开凿
n.
excavation挖掘，发掘
excavator挖掘机；开凿者；打洞机

词义分布

挖掘
69.1%
发掘
16.3%
挖
4.1%
采掘
3.3%
挖出
2.4%
挖开
2.4%
开凿
2.4%

英英释义

  • v.lay bare through digging
  • v.find by digging in the ground
  • v.form by hollowing
  • v.remove the inner part or the core of

词源

  • excavate发掘
    ex-, 向外。cave, 洞穴。
  • excavate开凿，挖掘，发掘(古物等)
    词根词缀： ex-出 + cav(e) + -ate 动词词尾 同源词：cave, cavern, cavity, concave, excavatev