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excavate美 ['ekskə.veɪt] 英 ['ekskəveɪt] 过去分词：excavated 现在分词：excavating 第三人称单数：excavates v. dig,mine,dig up,quarry,dig out 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. | ~ sth 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。 |
v. | 1. to remove earth or soil by digging or scooping out 2. to make a hole or cavity in something by removing the material inside 3. to discover or uncover something valuable by effort 4. to form a shape or cavity by hollowing 5. to dig in a place carefully and methodically, taking notes about procedures, conditions, and finds, with a view to uncovering objects of archaeological interest 6. to dig in the ground in order to find things from the past 1. to remove earth or soil by digging or scooping out 2. to make a hole or cavity in something by removing the material inside 3. to discover or uncover something valuable by effort 4. to form a shape or cavity by hollowing 5. to dig in a place carefully and methodically, taking notes about procedures, conditions, and finds, with a view to uncovering objects of archaeological interest 6. to dig in the ground in order to find things from the past |
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