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excavation
[英] [ˌekskəˈveɪʃən] [美] [ˌɛkskəˈveʃən] 生词本

n.

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1. VERB 发掘，挖掘（古物等） When archaeologists or other people excavate a 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。

excavation

  • ...the excavation of a bronze-age boat...

    挖掘出来的青铜器时代的船

  • In time these new excavations will require conservation.

    这些刚发掘出来的物品需要及时保护。

2. VERB 挖;开凿 To excavate means 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。

excavation

  • Our new habitation was an excavation made in the earth.

    我们的新居是在地里挖出的一个洞。

  • ...the excavation of canals.

    运河的开凿

Noun

1. the act of digging;

  • "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"

2. the site of an archeological exploration;

  • "they set up camp next to the dig"

3. a hole in the ground made by excavating

4. the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

医学

  • 1.①挖除；②陷凹：凹形间隙或袋形的腔

法律

  • 1.挖坑

电力

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  • 1.开挖
1. More discoveries were made as the excavation proceeded.
挖掘期间陆续有所发现。

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2. The bad weather has hung up the work of excavation.
天气不好耽误了挖掘工作。

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3. The dentist filled several cavities in my teeth.
牙医给我的牙堵了好几个洞 excavation 指“挖掘的洞”，如：

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4. The excavation of the buried city took a long time.
发掘埋在地下的城市花了很长时间。

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