[VERB 动词]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.
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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。
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[VERB 动词]挖；开凿 To excavate means to dig a hole in the ground, for example in order to build there.
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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
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ex·cav·ate/ˈekskəveɪt; NAmEˈekskəveɪt/verb1to 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 发掘，挖出（古建筑或古物）excavatesth ◆The site has been excavated by archaeologists.这个遗址已被考古学家发掘出来。excavatesth from sth ◆pottery and weapons excavated from the burial site从墓地挖掘出的陶器和兵器2excavatesth ( formal) to make a hole, etc. in the ground by digging 挖掘，开凿，挖空（洞、隧道等）◆The body was discovered when builders excavated the area.建筑工人挖地时发现了这具尸体。excavateexcavatesexcavatedexcavatingex·cav·ate/ˈekskəveɪt; NAmEˈekskəveɪt/
1if a scientist or archaeologist excavates an area of land, they dig carefully to find ancient objects, bones etc: Schliemann excavated the ancient city of Troy.► see thesaurus at
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2formal to make a hole in the ground by digging up soil etc—excavation /ˌekskəˈveɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]
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