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ex·ca·vate AHD[ĕkʹskə-vāt'] D.J.[ˈekskəˌveɪt]K.K.[ˈɛkskəˌvet]v.(动词)ex.ca.vat.ed, ex.ca.vat.ing, ex.ca.vates v.tr.(及物动词)- To make a hole in; hollow out:开凿:凿洞;挖空:excavate an ore-rich hillside.在富矿山上挖洞穴
- To form by hollowing out.挖空:挖空成某种形状
- To remove by digging or scooping out.挖出:挖出以运走
- To expose or uncover by or as if by digging:挖掘:用挖掘或类似挖掘的办法揭开或移去:excavate an archaeological site.挖掘考古现场
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To engage in digging, hollowing out, or removing.挖掘:忙于挖掘、开凿或运走
- Latin excavāre excavāt- [to hollow out] 拉丁语 excavāre excavāt- [凿空]
- ex- [ex-] ex- [前缀,表”出自…”]
- cavāre [to hollow] from cavus [hollow] * see keuə- cavāre [开凿] 源自 cavus [空的] * 参见 keuə-
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