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

• 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。
• Random wedge failure is one of the common failure types of rock slope excavation.
  随机楔体的破坏是岩石开挖边坡中常见的破坏类型之一。
• 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；
• Solving the smallest transportation question of excavation and fill actually is a question of earthwork balance adjustment.
  挖方和填方的最小运输问题求解其实是一个土方平衡调配问题。
• 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。
• Based on the characteristics of excavation engineering's earth pressure, suggestions are given to deal with it.
  就基坑工程土压力分布的特点，对其处理方法提出了建议。
• Application of Blasting Excavation Technology of Deep Foundation Ditch in Subway Project
  深基坑爆破开挖技术在地铁工程中的应用
• Application Research on Medium-length Hole Blasting in Hard Rock Drift Excavation
  中深孔爆破在硬岩施工中的应用研究
• A excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted.
  在地面挖掘的可以提取矿石和矿物的洞。
• Excavation of foundation pit induces different settlements for the buildings on the two sides.
  基坑开挖导致两侧建（构）筑物产生不同的沉降。