1 VERB 发现；揭露 If someone unearths facts or evidence about something bad, they discover them with difficulty, usually because they were being kept secret or were being lied about. 发现；揭露
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Researchers have unearthed documents indicating her responsibility for the forced adoption of children. [VERB noun]
调查人员已经发现了证明她对强制收养儿童事件负有责任的文件。
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The frauds have been unearthed by investigators working for the Camden and Islington Health Authority. [VERB noun]
这些欺诈行为已被卡姆登和伊斯灵顿卫生局的调查人员揭露了出来。
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...the unearthing of a plot to assassinate the President. [VERB-ing]
行刺总统的阴谋的曝光
2 VERB 发掘，挖掘（埋藏物） If someone unearths something that is buried, they find it by digging in the ground. 发掘，挖掘（埋藏物）
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Fossil hunters have unearthed the bones of an elephant believed to be 500,000 years old. [VERB noun]
化石搜集者们发掘出了一具大象骨骼，据信距今已有50万年。
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...saying that the treasure had been unearthed on his property.
称宝藏是在他家地里挖掘出来的
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More human remains have been unearthed in the north.
北部又挖掘出了更多的人体遗骸。
SYN dig up, excavate, exhume, dredge up [informal]
3 VERB 找到，发现（隐藏或丢失之物） If you say that someone has unearthed something, you mean that they have found it after it had been hidden or lost for some time. 找到，发现（隐藏或丢失之物）
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From somewhere, he had unearthed a black silk suit. [VERB noun]
他不知从哪里找来了一套黑色的丝绸衣服。
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Today I unearthed a copy of '90 Minutes' and had a chuckle at your article. [VERB noun]
今天我找到了一期《90分钟》杂志，读了你的文章咯咯笑了半天。
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...his reputation for unearthing talent from the most unlikely sources. [VERB noun]
他能从最不可能的地方发现人才的名声
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