excavation

英 [ˌekskəˈveɪʃn]

美 [ˌekskəˈveɪʃn]

n.  (对古物的)发掘; 发掘现场; 挖掘; 开凿; 挖土

复数：excavations　

TOEFLIELTS医学

BNC.6252 / COCA.8898

牛津词典

noun

• （对古物的）发掘，挖掘
  the activity of digging in the ground to look for old buildings or objects that have been buried for a long time
• 发掘现场
  a place where people are digging to look for old buildings or objects
  1. The excavations are open to the public.
     发掘现场对公众开放。
• 挖掘；开凿；挖土
  the act of digging, especially with a machine

柯林斯词典

• VERB 发掘，挖掘（古物等）
  When archaeologists or other peopleexcavatea piece of land, they remove earth carefully from it and look for things such as pots, bones, or buildings which are buried there, in order to discover information about the past.
  1. A new Danish expedition is again excavating the site in annual summer digs.
     一支新的丹麦探险队又在那个遗址上进行一年一度的夏季挖掘。
• VERB 挖;开凿
  Toexcavatemeans to dig a hole in the ground, for example in order to build there.
  1. A contractor was hired to drain the reservoir and to excavate soil from one area for replacement with clay.
     雇了一个承包商抽干水库的水，挖掉一个区域的泥土后再用黏土填上。

英英释义

noun

• the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
  Synonym:mining
• the act of digging
  1. there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton
  Synonym:diggingdig
• a hole in the ground made by excavating
• the site of an archeological exploration
  1. they set up camp next to the dig
  Synonym:digarcheological site

双语例句

• Application of Groove Shotcrete Technology in Excavation Soft Wall Rock Tunnel
  槽喷混凝土技术在开挖软弱围岩隧道中的应用研究
• The testing study results are valuable for preventing water curtain of deep excavation and consolidating soft clay.
  该试验的研究结果对于饱和粘土的加固和深基坑止水帷幕的设置有指导意义。
• On this basis, discuss the failure modes of the slope and the impact of excavation soil.
  在此基础上，讨论了边坡的破坏模式及土体由于开挖作用的影响。
• In the construction, the first supporting and then excavating excavation way should be adopted.
  施工中应采用“先撑后挖”的开挖方式；
• Loaders and shovels easily dig common excavation without blasting.
  装载机和挖土机能够不需爆破就进行普通的挖掘。
• Textbook provides language learner with language material and learning method, and its intrinsic value needs teacher's excavation.
  教材为语言学习者提供语言素材和方法，教材的内在价值需要教师挖掘和体现。
• Displacement of support structure and deformation of surrounding road and building are monitored during earth excavation.
  结果表明周边道路和建筑沉降及支撑结构位移均在设计和规范要求警戒值范围内。
• According to the depth of the circumstances of the excavation, The bored piles and soil anchor-bar are adopted.
  根据周边环境的情况和开挖的深度，采用了钻孔灌注桩和土钉锚杆相结合的支护形式。
• The excavation of the buried city took a long time.
  发掘埋在地下的城市花了很长时间。
• Anchored retaining wall can reduce the earth excavation quantity and avoid slope collapse in unfavorable geological conditions effectively.
  锚杆挡土墙可减少土方开挖工程量，有效避免不良地质情况下的边坡塌方。