excavate

美 [ˈekskəveɪt]英 [ˈekskəveɪt]
  • vt.挖掘;发掘;挖出(古建筑或古物);开凿;挖空(洞、隧道等)

过去式: excavated 现在分词: excavating 过去分词: excavated 第三人称单数: excavates

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verb

1

发掘,挖出(古建筑或古物)
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

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

挖掘,开凿,挖空(洞、隧道等)
to make a hole, etc. in the ground by digging

The body was discovered when builders excavated the area.

建筑工人挖地时发现了这具尸体。

excavate

频次

  • 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。

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

    挖掘出来的青铜器时代的船

  • 3
    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。

  • 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。

verb

1
remove the inner part or the core of
the mining company wants to excavate the hillside
Synonym: dig hollow
2
form by hollowing
Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team
excavate a cavity
3
find by digging in the ground
I dug up an old box in the garden
Synonym: dig up turn up
4
recover through digging
Schliemann excavated Troy
excavate gold
Synonym: unearth

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  1. It took them 10 years to excavate the tunnel .

    他们花了10年时间才挖掘出这条隧道。

  2. Online Data Excavate Technology Research of Large-Scale Real Time Databases

    大型实时数据库在线数据挖掘技术研究

  3. The body was discovered when builders excavated the area .

    建筑工人挖地时发现了这具尸体。

  4. 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。

  5. 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。

  6. The archeologists are discussing how to excavate the buried ancient city .

    考古学家们正在讨论如何发掘出被埋的古城。

  7. They excavated an ancient buried city .

    他们发掘出一座埋在地下的古城。

  8. The site has been excavated by archaeologists .

    这个遗址已被考古学家发掘出来。

  9. They plan to excavate a large hole .

    他们计划挖个大洞。

  10. Why excavates K-V5 's archaeology one not to die a violent death ?

    为什么发掘K-V5的考古者们没有一个死于非命呢

  11. A bulldozer was employed for excavating the foundations of the building .

    推土机用来给楼房挖地基

  12. Biblical criticism excavates the various deposits that have been gathered in successive layers in these writings . “

    圣经”考证把向来积聚于这些作品的各层中的各种堆积物掘开

  13. The archaeologists excavated an ancient fortress .

    考古学家们发掘出一个古堡

  14. Development and Application of the High pressure Hydraulic Pulse Excavating Technology

    高压水力脉冲破岩技术的发展及其应用

  15. CAN Interface for the Control System of an Excavating Robot

    挖掘机器人控制系统CAN总线接口

  16. Application and Research of Fuzzy FMECA in Safety Assessment of Excavating System

    模糊FMECA方法在矿山采掘系统安全评价中的应用研究

  17. The Treatment of Excavating Technology for Sand Pier Foundation of High Water Content

    高含水量砂层墩基开挖技术处理

  18. Study on the Physical Modeling of the Deformation Mechanism When Excavating a Tunnel

    东兴场隧道水平岩层变形破坏机制的物理模拟研究

  19. Calculating the Excavated Volume by Means of Applying Digital Terrestrial Model

    应用数字地面模型计算开挖工程量

  20. Data processing of cutting simulation for continuous excavating machines

    连续式采掘机械模拟截割试验动态数据处理

  21. Price : layered pricing , excavate the service added value .

    价格:分层定价,发掘服务附加值。

  22. The effective support scheme in initial excavating period is determined , too .

    针对不同频率情况,可以预先有效地确定围岩破坏状态,决策开挖初期支护方案的有效形式;

  23. Construction Technology of Foundation Consolidation in the Excavated Region of the Small Coal Mine

    小煤窑采空区钻孔灌浆地基加固施工技术

  24. Initiative control of rock-burst under excavating based on the dynamic mechanism

    基于动力学机理的施工期岩爆主动防治初探

  25. Excavating Periodical Information Sources to Enhance Library Service Function

    挖掘期刊信息源增强图书馆的服务功能

  26. Excavating tunnel construction plan analysis for mountain ridge highway tunnel

    山岭公路隧道进洞施工方案浅析

  27. A study and application of smooth blasting technology in excavating finished slope at high stage

    光面爆破技术在我矿高台段最终边坡中的应用

  28. To excavate effect of the hidden course in the dominant course ;

    挖掘显性课程中潜在课程的作用;

  29. Strengthening the Management of Roads ' Excavating and Recovering According to Law

    依法加强道路挖掘与恢复管理

  30. Application of Rotary Excavating + Drilling Machines in Foundation Works

    旋挖钻机在基础工程中的运用

dig burrow delve excavate tunnel 【导航词义:挖】
dig v. 挖,掘
〔辨析〕

指用手、工具、机器等挖洞、掘土。

〔例证〕

dig a hole in the ground

在地上挖个洞

The dog is digging in the backyard.

狗在后院刨坑。

After digging down about 30m, they found a big iron box.

向下挖了大约30米,他们找到一个大铁盒子。

burrow v. 挖掘;挖洞
〔辨析〕

指挖洞或开掘通道。

〔例证〕

The thief tried to burrow a narrow path downward.

小偷试图朝下挖出一条窄窄的通道。

The groundhog burrowed into the earth.

那只土拨鼠挖洞钻入了土里。

delve v. 搜寻,翻找
〔辨析〕

指把手伸进袋子、容器等深处找寻某物。

〔例证〕

She delved into her schoolbag and brought out a pen.

她在自己的书包里翻找着,拿出一支钢笔。

Mary delved in her handbag for the passport.

玛丽在手提包里翻找护照。

excavate v. 〈正式〉开凿;发掘
〔辨析〕

指挖洞、开凿隧道等,也指科学家或考古学家发掘出古物。

〔例证〕

It took them 10 years to excavate the tunnel.

他们花了10年时间才挖掘出这条隧道。

The archeologists are discussing how to excavate the buried ancient city.

考古学家们正在讨论如何发掘出被埋的古城。

tunnel v. 挖,挖掘
〔辨析〕

指开凿隧道、挖地道等,也指昆虫挖掘洞穴。

〔例证〕

The villagers on the remote island have been dreaming of tunnelling under the sea.

那座偏远小岛上的居民一直梦想着开凿海底隧道。

The grubs tunnelled into the trunk.

小虫子钻进了树干里。