The flashcard defines the English word "excavation" as the activity of digging in the ground to find old buildings or objects, a place where such digging occurs, and the act of digging, especially with a machine.
The flashcard defines the English word "excavation" as the activity of digging in the ground to find old buildings or objects, a place where such digging occurs, and the act of digging, especially with a machine.
ex·cav·ation/ˌekskəˈveɪʃn; NAmEˌekskəˈveɪʃn/noun1[countable , uncountable ]the activity of digging in the ground to look for old buildings or objects that have been buried for a long time （对古建筑或古物的）发掘，挖掘2[countable , usually plural ]a place where people are digging to look for old buildings or objects 发掘现场◆The excavations are open to the public.发掘现场对公众开放。3[uncountable ]the act of digging, especially with a machine 挖掘；开凿；挖土excavationexcavationsex·cav·ation/ˌekskəˈveɪʃn; NAmEˌekskəˈveɪʃn/
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]
WDF
excavation
[ˌekskəˈveɪʃn]
TOEFL
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excavations[476]
挖掘(61%)，发掘(34%)，挖掘的洞(3%)，发掘物(2%)
n.挖掘，发掘
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