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。
• We use drilling hole detection, excavation eye-measurement and geological analysis technique to survey the pipe network.
  本文论述了钻孔探测法、开挖目测法及地质分析法对埋地煤气管网进行全面的普查。
• The study results provided theoretical basis for optimum design and excavation technology of coal pillar.
  研究结果为优化煤柱设计和现场施工工艺提供了理论依据。
• Loaders and shovels easily dig common excavation without blasting.
  装载机和挖土机能够不需爆破就进行普通的挖掘。
• 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。
• For deep excavation using the top-down method, the soil heave may produce significant effect on the underground structure.
  采用逆作法时，深基坑开挖引起的坑底隆起对于地下工程结构会产生显著影响。
• The Indus civilization was brought to light in excavation by Sir John Marshall in the1920s.
  印度河文化是约翰·马歇尔爵士20世纪20年代进行的发掘中发现的。
• 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
• Displacement of support structure and deformation of surrounding road and building are monitored during earth excavation.
  结果表明周边道路和建筑沉降及支撑结构位移均在设计和规范要求警戒值范围内。
• 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。