excavate

US [ˈekskəˌveɪt]
UK [ˈekskəveɪt]
  • v.挖掘；发掘
  • Web挖出；开凿；采掘
Simple Present：excavates  Present Participle：excavating  Past Tense：excavated  

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excavate
v.
1.
发掘，挖出（古建筑或古物）to dig in the ground to look for old buildings or objects that have been buried for a long time; to find sth by digging in this way
The site has been excavated by archaeologists.
这个遗址已被考古学家发掘出来。
pottery and weapons excavated from the burial site
从墓地挖掘出的陶器和兵器
2.
~ sth
挖掘，开凿，挖空（洞、隧道等）to make a hole, etc. in the ground by digging
The body was discovered when builders excavated the area.
建筑工人挖地时发现了这具尸体。

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The third chapter of a sound social theory through the thorough research, trying to excavate the root of social theory ideas sound.
第四章经过对健全社会理论的深入研究，试图挖掘健全社会理论构想的根源。
dì sì zhāng jīng guò duì jiàn quán shè huì lǐ lùn de shēn rù yán jiū , shì tú wā jué jiàn quán shè huì lǐ lùn gòu xiǎng de gēn yuán 。
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You looking at me, I rather excavate a chip of pork above my own body don't ambition to continue again to go for the Qi Xuan Ji for well.
你看着我，我宁愿挖掉自己身上的一块肉也不想再继续为泣玄寂做事。
nǐ kàn zhe wǒ , wǒ nìng yuàn wā diào zì jǐ shēn shàng de yí kuài ròu yě bù xiǎng zài jì xù wèi qì xuán jì zuò shì 。
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But once there's a dam and a lake on top. when is anyone ever going to see it or excavate it again?
然而，一旦有了一座水坝和一个湖在顶上，什么时候还能再次看到并且挖掘这些遗迹呢？
rán ér , yí dàn yǒu liǎo yī zuò shuǐ bà hé yī gè hú zài dǐng shàng , shén me shí hou hái néng zài cì kàn dào bìng qiě wā jué zhè xiē yí jì ne ?
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Excavate coal subside seeper area is the special component of the surface water in Huainan.
采煤塌陷积水体已成为淮南市一种特殊的地表水体。
cǎi méi tā xiàn jī shuǐ tǐ yǐ chéng wéi huái nán shì yī zhǒng tè shū de dì biǎo shuǐ tǐ 。
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Scientists will return to the site later to try to excavate the rest of the fossil, still embedded in beach rock, Druckenmiller said.
他还说，科学家稍后将会回到发现地尝试挖掘其余镶嵌在沙滩石头里的化石。
tā hái shuō , kē xué jiā shāo hòu jiāng huì huí dào fā xiàn de cháng shì wā jué qí yú xiāng qiàn zài shā tān shí tóu li de huà shí 。
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To win, a robot had to excavate 150kg (330lb) of simulated lunar soil and move it into a container in less than half an hour.
要赢得比赛，参赛机器人必须挖掘150千克（330磅）模拟月球土壤，并在半小时内装入一个容器。
yào yíng dé bǐ sài , cān sài jī qì rén bì xū wā jué yì bǎi wǔ shí qiān kè ( sān bǎi sān shí bàng ) mó nǐ yuè qiú tǔ rǎng , bìng zài bàn xiǎo shí nèi zhuāng rù yī gè róng qì 。
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He wants to make adjustments between what he wanted to do and what he had done and reactivate the rules of conduct, not excavate his guilt.
他要调整他所要做的跟他所曾经做的，然后重新制定行为的常规，而不是挖掘罪恶感。
tā yào tiáo zhěng tā suǒ yào zuò de gēn tā suǒ céng jīng zuò de , rán hòu chóng xīn zhì dìng xíng wéi de cháng guī , ér bú shì wā jué zuì è gǎn 。
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We give a study on Nietzsche in order to understand him , to excavate the valuable thing in his thoughts, and to use it today.
我们研究尼采，就是要通过解读他、理解他，挖掘其思想中有价值的因素，为今所用。
wǒ men yán jiū ní cǎi , jiù shì yào tōng guò jiě dú tā 、 lǐ jiě tā , wā jué qí sī xiǎng zhōng yǒu jià zhí de yīn sù , wèi jīn suǒ yòng 。
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Whenever the audio tone of the detector sounded , a diver would mark the spot with a white cork float and return later to excavate it.
一旦探测器发出音频信号，潜水员就用软木浮标作上标记，待稍后进行挖掘。
yí dàn tàn cè qì fā chū yīn pín xìn hào , qián shuǐ yuán jiù yòng ruǎn mù fú biāo zuò shàng biāo jì , dāi shāo hòu jìn xíng wā jué 。
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If the government gives the green light to excavate the tomb, it should be interesting to see what secrets lie inside.
如果政府对发掘陵墓大开绿灯，那么看到里边究竟埋藏着怎样的秘密则是一件有趣的事情。
rú guǒ zhèng fǔ duì fā jué líng mù dà kāi lǜ dēng , nà me kàn dào lǐ bian jiū jìng mái cáng zhe zěn yàng de mì mì zé shì yī jiàn yǒu qù de shì qíng 。
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