excavate
英 /ˈekskəveɪt/ 美 /ˈekskəveɪt/
- v. 挖掘；开凿to dig into ground and remove earth
- v. 发掘古迹或遗物to uncover ancient objects or buildings by carefully removing earth
Workers excavated a deep hole for our new pool.
工人们为我们的新游泳池挖了一个深坑。
Archaeologists excavate ancient settlements to discover how earlier communities adapted to environmental changes and developed farming techniques.
考古学家发掘古代聚落，以了解早期群体如何适应环境变化并发展耕作技术。
搭配
excavate a site 发掘遗址excavate a trench 挖沟excavate ancient remains 发掘古代遗存
辨析提示
excavate可用于工程挖掘，也可用于考古发掘。
词族
excavation (n.)、excavator (n.)
近义 dig、unearth
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