- [countable, uncountable]
the activity of digging in the ground to look for old buildings or objects that have been buried for a long time （对古建筑或古物的）发掘，挖掘 Further archaeological excavations are now being carried out. 更进一步的考古发掘正在进行。 More discoveries were made as the excavation proceeded. 挖掘期间陆续有所发现。 The excavations took place between 1925 and 1939. 发掘是在 1925 年到 1939 年间进行的。 recent excavations of underground burial chambers 最近对地下墓室的挖掘
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- archaeological
- recent
- extensive
- …
- carry out
- conduct
- do
- …
- reveal something
- uncover something
- unearth something
- …
- [countable, usually plural]
a place where people are digging to look for old buildings or objects 发掘现场 - [uncountable]
the act of digging, especially with a machine 挖掘；开凿；挖土
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin excavatio(n-), from excavare ‘hollow out’, from ex- ‘out’ + cavare ‘make or become hollow’ (from cavus ‘hollow’).