单词 | unearth |
释义 | unearthWord family noun earth earthling earthiness adjective earthy earthly ≠ unearthly earthen verb unearth adverb earthward(s) un·earth /ʌnˈɜːθ $ -ˈɜːrθ/ verb [transitiveT] 1 FINDto find something after searching for it, especially something that has been buried in the ground or lost for a long time 发掘,掘出,找到〔尤指埋藏于地下或遗失很久的东西〕 Farmers still sometimes unearth human bones here. 农民们有时仍然能在这里挖到人骨。 In one shop, I unearthed a wonderful collection of 1920s toys. ► see thesaurus at find 在一家商店,我发现了一套非常好玩的 20 世纪 20 年代的玩具。 2 FIND OUTto find information or the truth about something or someone 发现;揭露 SYN dig up The inquiry unearthed some disturbing evidence. 那次调查发现了一些令人不安的证据。 Examples from the Corpus unearth• Even seemingly harmless facts may prove incriminating in light of other information Starr has unearthed.• On one occasion they unearthed a blue taffeta ball dress with small bouquets of pink and cream brocade roses.• Only a three-yard stretch of the theatre has been unearthed, and it is not known whether any more will be excavated.• The incredible story was unearthed by reporters at the "Post."• The surprising story was unearthed by reporters at the "Post."• And most examples of successful decentralization unearthed by researchers involve manufacturing firms.• Investigators have unearthed new evidence about the possible cause of the crash.• His research unearthed new information about the origins of the HIV virus.• The mats would support a crane, which could be used to unearth parts of the plane.• Strangely drawn to the light he unearthed the dragon armour of Aenarion.• I unearthed this old picture of him from a box in the basement. |
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