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。
• 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。
• According to the depth of the circumstances of the excavation, The bored piles and soil anchor-bar are adopted.
  根据周边环境的情况和开挖的深度，采用了钻孔灌注桩和土钉锚杆相结合的支护形式。
• The testing study results are valuable for preventing water curtain of deep excavation and consolidating soft clay.
  该试验的研究结果对于饱和粘土的加固和深基坑止水帷幕的设置有指导意义。
• In the construction, the first supporting and then excavating excavation way should be adopted.
  施工中应采用“先撑后挖”的开挖方式；
• 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。
• Stability monitoring and analysis of deep foundation pit in excavation
  深基坑开挖过程中的稳定性监测分析
• 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
• Textbook provides language learner with language material and learning method, and its intrinsic value needs teacher's excavation.
  教材为语言学习者提供语言素材和方法，教材的内在价值需要教师挖掘和体现。
• 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。