excavates

英['ekskəveɪt] 美['ekskəveɪt]
  • v.挖掘;挖开;发掘(古物)
excavated excavated excavating excavates
  • excoriation n.剥皮;抓痕;苛责
  • of prep.关于;...的(表所属);出身于;由于
  • tongue n.舌头;语言;口才;舌状物v.舔;用舌吹奏管乐器;发音
    v. (动词)
    1. 挖掘,挖出
    2. (开)凿,凿通
    3. 发掘
    4. 掘开,掘出
    5. 变成空洞
    6. 挖(空),挖(洞)

英英释义

Verb:
  1. recover through digging;

    "Schliemann excavated Troy"
    "excavate gold"

  2. find by digging in the ground;

    "I dug up an old box in the garden"

  3. form by hollowing;

    "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"
    "excavate a cavity"

  4. remove the inner part or the core of;

    "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. It took a long time to excavate the ancient city of Troy.
      挖掘古老的特洛伊城,花了很长时间。
    2. I let him excavate around the mine.
      我准许他在金矿周围挖掘。
    3. They plan to excavate a large hole.
      他们计划挖个大洞。
    4. The archaeologists excavated a buried city.
      考古学家发掘出一个埋在地下的城市。