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

• The engineering piles are taken as typical passive piles during the process of soft foundation pit excavation.
  软土地基基坑开挖过程中，工程桩具有典型的被动桩受力特性。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• The rock damage induced by blasting excavation is an important influence factor to rock stability.
  爆破开挖导致的围岩损伤是围岩稳定性的重要影响因素。
• 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
• This article gives adescription about the excavation, collation and research of them.
  文章叙述了这些丝织品的出土、整理和研究情况。
• We should pay attention to the excavation, publishing and research of books recording local villages and towns.
  应该重视村镇志的发掘、整理、出版和研究。