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ex.ca.vate (obj)5ek7skE7veItvto remove earth that is covering (very old objects buried in the ground) in order to discover things about the past, or to look for old objects by removing earth from (an area of land)挖掘;发掘Tintagel Castle, the reputed birthplace of King Arthur, is being excavated professionally for the first time in more than 50 years. [T]丁塔吉尔堡，有名的阿瑟王出生地，50多年来第一次被由专业人员挖掘。Three dinosaurs have already been found on the excavated site. [T]在挖掘地点已发现3只恐龙。They spent seven years excavating in the Middle East. [I]他们花了7年的时间在中东进行挖掘。(fig.) She has become famous enough for hordes of journalists to go around excavating her past and unearthing details of her private life. [T]她的名气很响，以致大群的记者到处挖掘她的过去，公开她私生活的细节。To excavate is also to dig a hole or channel in the ground for other purposes.开凿In tin mining today, workers excavate tunnels horizontally from a vertical shaft.在现今的锡矿开采中，工人从垂直的竖坑里水平地挖隧道。
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