"excavate" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 挖掘

Definition

指挖掘土壤以移除泥土或尋找某物，常用於建築或考古中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

excavate 用於正式或專業場合，如建築、考古。常見搭配如 'excavate a site'（挖掘遺址）、'excavate fossils'（挖掘化石）。日常小挖洞請用 'dig'。

Examples

Workers will excavate the land before building the new school.

工人們會在建新學校前先**挖掘**土地。

Archaeologists often excavate to uncover ancient objects.

考古學家經常**挖掘**以發現古代物品。

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

他們會為新游泳池**挖掘**一個大坑。

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

挖掘該遺址的所有廢墟花了幾個月時間。

Did they really need to excavate the whole backyard?

他們真的需要把整個後院都**挖掘**嗎？

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

一旦我們在這裡**挖掘**，也許會發現前所未見的東西。