"excavate" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 挖掘

Definition

指挖掘土壤以移除泥土或寻找某物，常用在建筑或考古中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

excavate 用于正式或专业场合，如建筑、考古。常见搭配有 'excavate a site'（挖掘遗址）、'excavate fossils'（发掘化石）。日常挖小洞推荐用 'dig'。

Examples

Workers will excavate the land before building the new school.

工人们会在建新学校前先**挖掘**土地。

Archaeologists often excavate to uncover ancient objects.

考古学家经常**挖掘**以发现古代物品。

They will excavate a large hole for the new swimming pool.

他们会为新游泳池**挖掘**一个大坑。

It took months to excavate all the ruins at the site.

挖掘该遗址的所有废墟花了几个月时间。

Did they really need to excavate the whole backyard?

他们真的需要把整个后院都**挖掘**了吗？

Once we excavate here, we might find something no one has seen before.

一旦我们在这里**挖掘**，也许会发现前所未见的东西。