音标:[ˈekskəˌveɪtid] ;
v. 挖掘( excavate的过去式和过去分词 ); 开凿; 挖出; 发掘
v recover through digging
v find by digging in the ground
v form by hollowing
v remove the inner part or the core of

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excavate的用法和样例:

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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。

经典引文

  • The foot of the cliff is excavated into a cavern.

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