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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ex·ca·vate (-vat·ed ; -vat·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin excavatus, past participle of excavare, from ex- + cavare to make hollow — more at cavatina DATE 1599 transitive verb 1. to form a cavity or hole in 2. to form by hollowing out 3. to dig out and remove 4. to expose to view by or as if by digging away a covering excavate the remains of a temple intransitive verb : to make excavations English Etymology excavate 1599, from L. excavatus, pp. of excavare "to hollow out," from ex- "out" + cavare "to hollow," from cavus "cave." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 excavate ex·cav·ate / 5ekskEveit / verb[VN] 1. to 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): The site has been excavated by archaeologists. 这个遗址已被考古学家发掘出来。 pottery and weapons excavated from the burial site 从墓地挖掘出的陶器和兵器 2. (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。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English excavate verb ADV. completely, fully The area has not yet been fully excavated. | extensively | partially, partly | carefully PREP. from Pottery has been excavated from the site. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ex·ca·vate \ˈekskəˌvāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin excavatus, past participle of excavare, from ex- ex- (I) + cavare to make hollow, from cavus hollow — more at cave transitive verb 1. : to hollow out : form a cavity or hole in < excavating the side of a hill > < an excavated wisdom tooth > 2. : to form by hollowing : shape by removing material so as to leave a space < will excavate the cellar as soon as the frost goes > < excavated a tunnel under the river > 3. : to dig out and remove (as earth or mineral matter) < over a million tons of rich ore were excavated from that one pocket > 4. : to expose to view by or as if by digging away a covering < excavated the remains of 10 separate cultures > < excavated several forgotten accounts of the brawl > intransitive verb : to make excavations or become hollowed out < the mollusk uses its pointed foot to excavate in the mud > < an area of infarction in soft tissue often tends to excavate > Synonyms: see dig |
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