excavations

英 [ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃənz]

美 [ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃənz]

n.  (对古物的)发掘; 发掘现场; 挖掘; 开凿; 挖土
excavation的复数

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。

双语例句

• As the excavations progress, experts have confirmed that fires had been lit in some of the pits.
  随着发掘工作的推进，专家们已经确认俑坑中曾经起火。
• In August, excavations at another ancient Thracian tomb in the same region revealed another four-wheel chariot.
  在八月份，在同一地区另一个古代Thracian部落墓的挖掘中找到了另一辆四轮马车。
• Excavations have revealed Roman and Anglo-Saxon remains in the area.
  挖掘工作已显示在该地区有罗马和盎格鲁-撒克逊时代的遗迹。
• These have always'been believed to have once formed part of Atlantis although it appears that little further excavations or explorations have ever taken place on this site.
  这些总是被认为曾经形成了亚特兰提斯的一部份，虽然似乎曾经在这个地方有更进一步的挖掘或探险。
• The development and application of supporting techniques for deep foundation pit excavations of different periods in Shenzhen Region are summarized.
  介绍深圳地区不同区域的地质条件和环境特点，论述深圳地区在不同时期深基坑支护技术的发展和应用特点。
• The architect immediately removed the new foundations and undertook excavations.
  建筑师立即移开新的基石，进行挖掘。
• By the numerical analysis, its advantages such as small displacements and application to super-deep excavations are investigated.
  通过数值分析，体现了该技术在严格控制基坑变形、超深基坑支护方面具有明显的优越性。
• Wang's excavations produced an excellent sample of the Stegodon – Ailuropoda fauna.
  他的发掘获得了一个极佳的剑齿象&大熊猫动物群样本。
• The information refers to slopes in opencast mines, quarries, dam foundation excavations and highway outs.
  这份资料提供了有关露天矿、采石场，坝基和公路堑的边坡资料。
• Evidence of its topography comes from excavations, cuneiform texts, and descriptions by Herodotus.
  楔形文字是否也和甲骨擦身而过，都去参加一场古文明的盛会？