excavate
英 [ˈekskəveɪt]
美 [ˈekskəveɪt]
v. 发掘，挖出(古建筑或古物); 挖掘，开凿，挖空(洞、隧道等)
过去分词：excavated 过去式：excavated 现在分词：excavating 第三人称单数：excavates
Collins.1 / BNC.10210 / COCA.10160
同义词辨析
digburrowdelveexcavatetunnel【导航词义：挖】
digv. 挖，掘
〔辨析〕
指用手、工具、机器等挖洞、掘土。
〔例证〕
dig a hole in the ground
在地上挖个洞
The dog is digging in the backyard.
狗在后院刨坑。
After digging down about 30m, they found a big iron box.
向下挖了大约30米，他们找到一个大铁盒子。
在地上挖个洞
The dog is digging in the backyard.
狗在后院刨坑。
After digging down about 30m, they found a big iron box.
向下挖了大约30米，他们找到一个大铁盒子。
burrowv. 挖掘；挖洞
〔辨析〕
指挖洞或开掘通道。
〔例证〕
The thief tried to burrow a narrow path downward.
小偷试图朝下挖出一条窄窄的通道。
The groundhog burrowed into the earth.
那只土拨鼠挖洞钻入了土里。
小偷试图朝下挖出一条窄窄的通道。
The groundhog burrowed into the earth.
那只土拨鼠挖洞钻入了土里。
delvev. 搜寻，翻找
〔辨析〕
指把手伸进袋子、容器等深处找寻某物。
〔例证〕
She delved into her schoolbag and brought out a pen.
她在自己的书包里翻找着，拿出一支钢笔。
Mary delved in her handbag for the passport.
玛丽在手提包里翻找护照。
她在自己的书包里翻找着，拿出一支钢笔。
Mary delved in her handbag for the passport.
玛丽在手提包里翻找护照。
excavatev. 〈正式〉开凿；发掘
〔辨析〕
指挖洞、开凿隧道等，也指科学家或考古学家发掘出古物。
〔例证〕
It took them 10 years to excavate the tunnel.
他们花了10年时间才挖掘出这条隧道。
The archeologists are discussing how to excavate the buried ancient city.
考古学家们正在讨论如何发掘出被埋的古城。
他们花了10年时间才挖掘出这条隧道。
The archeologists are discussing how to excavate the buried ancient city.
考古学家们正在讨论如何发掘出被埋的古城。
tunnelv. 挖，挖掘
〔辨析〕
指开凿隧道、挖地道等，也指昆虫挖掘洞穴。
〔例证〕
The villagers on the remote island have been dreaming of tunnelling under the sea.
那座偏远小岛上的居民一直梦想着开凿海底隧道。
The grubs tunnelled into the trunk.
小虫子钻进了树干里。
那座偏远小岛上的居民一直梦想着开凿海底隧道。
The grubs tunnelled into the trunk.
小虫子钻进了树干里。
牛津词典
verb
- 发掘，挖出（古建筑或古物）
to dig in the ground to look for old buildings or objects that have been buried for a long time; to find sth by digging in this way- The site has been excavated by archaeologists.
这个遗址已被考古学家发掘出来。 - pottery and weapons excavated from the burial site
从墓地挖掘出的陶器和兵器
- The site has been excavated by archaeologists.
- 挖掘，开凿，挖空（洞、隧道等）
to make a hole, etc. in the ground by digging- The body was discovered when builders excavated the area.
建筑工人挖地时发现了这具尸体。
- The body was discovered when builders excavated the area.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 发掘，挖掘（古物等）
When archaeologists or other peopleexcavatea piece of land, they remove earth carefully from it and look for things such as pots, bones, or buildings which are buried there, in order to discover information about the past.- A new Danish expedition is again excavating the site in annual summer digs.
一支新的丹麦探险队又在那个遗址上进行一年一度的夏季挖掘。
- A new Danish expedition is again excavating the site in annual summer digs.
- VERB 挖;开凿
Toexcavatemeans to dig a hole in the ground, for example in order to build there.- A contractor was hired to drain the reservoir and to excavate soil from one area for replacement with clay.
雇了一个承包商抽干水库的水，挖掉一个区域的泥土后再用黏土填上。
- A contractor was hired to drain the reservoir and to excavate soil from one area for replacement with clay.
英英释义
verb
- remove the inner part or the core of
- the mining company wants to excavate the hillside
- form by hollowing
- Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team
- excavate a cavity
- find by digging in the ground
- I dug up an old box in the garden
- recover through digging
- Schliemann excavated Troy
- excavate gold
双语例句
- The wind power field development traveling industry should excavate own superiority in these aspects?
风电场发展旅游产业应该在那些方面发掘自身优势？ - I let him excavate around the mine.
我准许他在金矿周围挖掘。 - Excavate Algorithms to Study on the Basis of Authoritative Resources of Web of Structure of Chaining
基于链接结构的web权威资源挖掘算法研究 - Excavate coal is primary production link in coal mine production, therefor, Weaving excavate coal working face supersedure plan has instructional meaning.
采煤是煤矿生产中的主要生产环节，因而编制采煤工作面接替计划对煤矿生产具有指导性意义。 - It took a long time to excavate the ancient city of Troy.
挖掘古老的特少伊城，花了很长的时间。 - How to Excavate and Keep the Local Speciality of Tourism Souvenirs
如何挖掘和保持旅游纪念品的地方特色 - Depenging on warm-hearted services and professional technology experiences, we have been trying our best to excavate commerce application from the science and technology to help customers develop business.
我们以热忱的服务和专业的技术经验，努力从科技中发掘出可有效协助客户发展业务的商业应用。 - To follow up this work many plans have been made by various universities and museums to excavate early remains.
紧接着这一工作之后，许多大学和博物馆制订计划，准备发掘早期遗址。 - A contractor was hired to drain the reservoir and to excavate soil from one area for replacement with clay.
雇了一个承包商抽干水库的水，挖掉一个区域的泥土后再用黏土填上。 - The paper trys to excavate the quintessence of Confucianism from the angle of social security system, social security idea and social security tradition.
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