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

• Based on the characteristics of excavation engineering's earth pressure, suggestions are given to deal with it.
  就基坑工程土压力分布的特点，对其处理方法提出了建议。
• 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。
• 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
• A excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted.
  在地面挖掘的可以提取矿石和矿物的洞。
• Application of Blasting Excavation Technology of Deep Foundation Ditch in Subway Project
  深基坑爆破开挖技术在地铁工程中的应用
• 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；
• Application Research on Medium-length Hole Blasting in Hard Rock Drift Excavation
  中深孔爆破在硬岩施工中的应用研究
• The rock damage induced by blasting excavation is an important influence factor to rock stability.
  爆破开挖导致的围岩损伤是围岩稳定性的重要影响因素。
• 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。
• The excavation of the buried city took a long time.
  发掘埋在地下的城市花了很长时间。