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 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。
• At the same time, the effect of foundation excavation on the stability of embankment and slope of the foundation is studied.
  同时，研究了基础开挖对围堰和基础边坡稳定性的影响。
• 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。
• Dewatering in deep excavation will cause settlement of surrounding soils.
  深基坑开挖中的降水会引起周围土体沉降。
• On this basis, discuss the failure modes of the slope and the impact of excavation soil.
  在此基础上，讨论了边坡的破坏模式及土体由于开挖作用的影响。
• This paper makes a simple analysis of the preparation work of deep excavation construction and support measures.
  本文简单分析了深基坑开挖的施工准备工作以及支护措施。
• 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。
• Anchored retaining wall can reduce the earth excavation quantity and avoid slope collapse in unfavorable geological conditions effectively.
  锚杆挡土墙可减少土方开挖工程量，有效避免不良地质情况下的边坡塌方。
• Excavation of foundation pit induces different settlements for the buildings on the two sides.
  基坑开挖导致两侧建（构）筑物产生不同的沉降。