excavate
英 ['ekskəveɪt] 美 ['ɛkskə'vet]
- vt. 挖掘；开凿
- vi. 发掘；细查
词态变化
第三人称单数: excavates;过去式: excavated;过去分词: excavated;现在分词: excavating;
中文词源
excavate 发掘
ex-, 向外。cave, 洞穴。
英文词源
- excavate (v.)
- 1590s, from Latin excavatus, past participle of excavare "to hollow out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + cavare "to hollow, hollow out," from cavus "cave" (see cave (n.)). Related: Excavated; excavating.
双语例句
- 1. They plan to excavate a large hole.
- 他们计划挖个大洞.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. They plan to excavate a large hole before putting in the foundations.
- 他们计划打地基前先挖个大洞.
来自辞典例句
- 4. The 2 nd week, driveway fill and level up, but excavate.
- 第二星期, 马路填平了, 可又挖开了.
来自互联网
- 5. Fill and level up of the third week of driveway, but excavate.
- 第三星期马路填平了, 可又挖开了.
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