excavate

pronunciation

UK [ˈekskəveɪt]word uk audio image

US [ˈekskəveɪt] word us audio image

  • vt.
    挖掘
    开凿
    挖出
    发掘
  • vi.
    发掘

Word Origin

excavate 发掘

ex-, 向外。cave, 洞穴。

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vt.

inter bury

Example

1. Hotel managers instructed their engineering team to carefully excavate the site .
酒店管理人员要求工程队在现场小心挖掘。
2. He 's proven he can race a formula 1 car , take down an opponent in judo , excavate archaeological digs and play piano .
他已经证明自己能飙一级方程式赛车,在柔道场上轻松拿下对手,客串考古学家发掘文物,还有弹钢琴。
3. Using the liner to check your progress , excavate enough soil to allow at least 6 in.of gravel all around the liner .
用排水盆检查进度,挖去的泥土数量得足以在排水盆周围可填入至少6英寸(30cm)的碎石。
4. She put together a team to excavate the site and is writing a book about her findings .
她召集了一个团队对遗址进行开挖并把发现撰写进了书里。
5. It will take many more months of work to excavate the entire skeleton and get it back to la for analysis .
挖掘整个骨架并把它运回洛杉矶进行分析还需数月的工作。

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