excavate
['ekskəveit]
v.挖掘, 挖开, 发掘(古物)
例句与用法:
Excavate an ore-rich hillside.
在富矿山上挖洞穴
词形变化:
动词过去式: excavated | 动词过去分词: excavated | 动词现在分词: excavating | 动词第三人称单数: excavates |
详细释义:
vt.
1. 挖掘(穴、洞等); 开凿
They plan to excavate a large hole before putting in the foundations.
他们计划打地基前先挖个大洞。
2. 发掘(古物等)
The archaeologists excavated a buried city.
考古学家发掘出一个埋在地下的城市。
vi.
挖掘; 发掘