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unearth

unearth
[英] [ʌnˈɜː(r)θ] [美] [ʌnˈɜrθ] 生词本

vt.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

1. VERB 发现；揭露 If someone unearths facts or evidence about something bad, they discover them with difficulty, usually because they were being kept secret or were being lied about. 

  • Researchers have unearthed documents indicating her responsibility for the forced adoption of children...

    调查人员已经发现了证明她对强制收养儿童事件负有责任的文件。

  • The frauds have been unearthed by investigators working for the Camden and Islington Health Authority.

    这些欺诈行为已被卡姆登和伊斯灵顿卫生局的调查人员揭露了出来。

  • ...the unearthing of a plot to assassinate the President.

    行刺总统的阴谋的曝光

2. VERB 发掘，挖掘（埋藏物） If someone unearths something that is buried, they find it by digging in the ground. 

  • Fossil hunters have unearthed the bones of an elephant believed to be 500,000 years old.

    化石搜集者们发掘出了一具大象骨骼，据信距今已有50万年。

  • ...saying that the treasure had been unearthed on his property...

    称宝藏是在他家地里挖掘出来的

  • More human remains have been unearthed in the north.

    北部又挖掘出了更多的人体遗骸。

3. VERB 找到，发现（隐藏或丢失之物） If you say that someone has unearthed something, you mean that they have found it after it had been hidden or lost for some time. 

  • From somewhere, he had unearthed a black silk suit...

    他不知从哪里找来了一套黑色的丝绸衣服。

  • Today I unearthed a copy of '90 Minutes' and had a chuckle at your article.

    今天我找到了一期《90分钟》杂志，读了你的文章咯咯笑了半天。

  • ...his reputation for unearthing talent from the most unlikely sources.

    他能从最不可能的地方发现人才的名声

Verb

1. bring to light;

  • "The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President"

2. lay bare through digging;

  • "Schliemann excavated Troy"