| 释义 |
excavate/ˈekskəveit/v. tr. 1a make (a hole or channel) by digging 掘(洞)；开挖(沟渠) b dig out material from (the ground) (从地下)挖掘，挖出 2 reveal or extract by digging 挖开；掘取 3 (also absol. [亦含宾]) Archaeol. dig systematically into the ground to explore (a site) 【考古】挖掘(遗址) □ excavation /-ˈveiʃ(ə)n/ n.□ excavator n.[Latin excavare (as EX-1, cavus ‘hollow’)] |