unearth

英 [ʌnˈɜːθ]

美 [ʌnˈɜːrθ]

v.  挖掘; 发掘; 使出土; (偶然或经搜寻)发现，找到

过去分词：unearthed　过去式：unearthed　现在分词：unearthing　第三人称单数：unearths　

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牛津词典

verb

• 挖掘；发掘；使出土
  to find sth in the ground by digging
  1. to unearth buried treasures
     挖掘地下埋藏的珍宝
• （偶然或经搜寻）发现，找到
  to find or discover sth by chance or after searching for it
  1. I unearthed my old diaries when we moved house.
     我们搬家时，我偶然发现了自己的旧日记。
  2. The newspaper has unearthed some disturbing facts.
     报纸揭发了一些令人不安的真相。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 发现；揭露
  If someoneunearthsfacts or evidence about something bad, they discover them with difficulty, usually because they were being kept secret or were being lied about.
  1. Researchers have unearthed documents indicating her responsibility for the forced adoption of children...
     调查人员已经发现了证明她对强制收养儿童事件负有责任的文件。
  2. The frauds have been unearthed by investigators working for the Camden and Islington Health Authority.
     这些欺诈行为已被卡姆登和伊斯灵顿卫生局的调查人员揭露了出来。
  3. ...the unearthing of a plot to assassinate the President.
     行刺总统的阴谋的曝光
• VERB 发掘，挖掘（埋藏物）
  If someoneunearthssomething that is buried, they find it by digging in the ground.
  1. Fossil hunters have unearthed the bones of an elephant believed to be 500,000 years old.
     化石搜集者们发掘出了一具大象骨骼，据信距今已有50万年。
  2. ...saying that the treasure had been unearthed on his property...
     称宝藏是在他家地里挖掘出来的
  3. More human remains have been unearthed in the north.
     北部又挖掘出了更多的人体遗骸。
• VERB 找到，发现（隐藏或丢失之物）
  If you say that someonehas unearthedsomething, you mean that they have found it after it had been hidden or lost for some time.
  1. From somewhere, he had unearthed a black silk suit...
     他不知从哪里找来了一套黑色的丝绸衣服。
  2. Today I unearthed a copy of '90 Minutes' and had a chuckle at your article.
     今天我找到了一期《90分钟》杂志，读了你的文章咯咯笑了半天。
  3. ...his reputation for unearthing talent from the most unlikely sources.
     他能从最不可能的地方发现人才的名声

英英释义

verb

• recover through digging
  1. Schliemann excavated Troy
  2. excavate gold
  Synonym:excavate
• bring to light
  1. The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President

双语例句

• We believe an expert review of those patents would unearth a high-tech bonanza for the American people and the US economy that would help ease this transition.
  我们认为，这些专利的专家审评委员会发现一个对美国人民和美国经济来说的高科技的财富，这将有助于美国经济缓解这一过渡。
• To obtain or unearth by digging
  通过挖掘得到或掘出.发掘物采掘出的材料
• From somewhere, he had unearthed a black silk suit
  他不知从哪里找来了一套黑色的丝绸衣服。
• Archaeologists unearth Roman skeletons thought to be gladiators at a site in York in this undated handout photo.
  考古学家发掘罗马骨架认为是在约克角斗士在此日期的讲义照片网站。
• Unfriendly investigators have failed to unearth any evidence that, even taken out of context, would prove otherwise.
  尽管调查者抱着不友好的态度，甚至采用断章取义的做法，也未能从中找到任何依据，这恰可以证明情况并非如此。
• You will unearth a whole new history.
  你们将会挖掘出一个完整的新历史。
• In the meantime, though, I will try to unearth his books and hope that others will help me try to do the same.
  但同时，我会试图去挖掘更多的关于他的书并且希望其他人能够帮助我做同样的工作。
• Explore your life and unearth all of the things that bring you joy.
  去探究你的生活，把一切给你带来快乐的事物都发掘出来。
• They rowed to the shore and began there to measure, hoping to unearth a bountiful treasure.
  他们划船到了海岸边，开始准备寻宝，幻想着能找到好大一笔财宝。
• I've asked Shirley to see what she can unearth on them.
  我已经让雪莉去调查他们的情况了。