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单词 excavation
释义
excavation
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˌeks.kəˈveɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌeks.kəˈveɪ.ʃən/
theactofremovingearththat iscoveringveryoldobjectsburiedin thegroundinordertodiscoverthings about the past:
（古物的）发掘
Threeskullsand onefullskeletonwerediscoveredduring the excavation of anEgyptiantomb.在发掘一座埃及坟墓时，发现了三具头骨和一具全身骸骨。
She has takenpartin several excavations ofRomansettlementsacrossEurope.她参加过几次发掘罗马人在欧洲的定居点的工作。
theactofdiggingaholeorchannelin theground,especiallywith amachine:
发掘；挖出
Thesitehas beenundergoingdemolitionand excavation sinceAugust.自八月以来，这个工地一直在进行拆除和挖掘工作。
Constructioncompaniesacknowledgethedangerof excavationwork.建筑公司承认挖掘工作的危险性。
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More examples
  • Excavation on thesiteislikelytocontinuefor severalyears.
  • Recent excavationsrevealthat theancientcityof Pompeiisufferedseveraldevastatinglandslides.
  • Hisboyhoodmemoriesincludedthe excavation for therailroadtunneltoUnionStation.
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  • conservator
  • dig
  • excavate
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  • Parthenon
  • ruin
  • sifter
  • uncover
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Digging
(Definition ofexcavationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexcavation

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Excavationwas unnecessary as there was nothing new to learn.
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Test excavations were conducted at 37 sites, each of which was selected by a stratified random sampling strategy.
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Perhaps the results of future excavations will shed some light on our discovery and these questions.
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Initially, even the practical organization of the excavations, with large numbers ofexcavationworkers, remained unaltered.
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These dual perceptions echoed the concerns of the forensic excavations.
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The pair of studies represents the reports on several campaigns of surface survey and selectiveexcavation, undertaken between 1984 and 1990.
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Developers can be obliged to have surveys and excavations carried out at their own expense in areas considered to be of archaeological interest.
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As a result of the condition in which most houses are found duringexcavation, there is limited direct evidence for the use of internal space.
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They include elaborate reconstructions of landscape genesis, systematic regional surveys and large-scale excavations of settlements and cemeteries.
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The top por tion of much of the rubble from this building was visible on the sur face prior toexcavation.
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In contrast to what is customary today, excavations at the time were not followed by restoration.
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The documentation and conservation of architecture exposed byexcavationalso continues.
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The lack of close chronological control on most of the field data and the few excavations render conclusions in this sphere highly speculative.
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Another example of larger community social networks and their implications was encountered during the testexcavationof rural sites.
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This idea is more consistent than the previous one, but neither has been suppor ted by any data in the description of the excavations.
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