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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This paper makes a simple analysis of the preparation work of deep excavation construction and support measures.
  本文简单分析了深基坑开挖的施工准备工作以及支护措施。
• The Indus civilization was brought to light in excavation by Sir John Marshall in the1920s.
  印度河文化是约翰·马歇尔爵士20世纪20年代进行的发掘中发现的。
• 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。
• 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。
• The engineering piles are taken as typical passive piles during the process of soft foundation pit excavation.
  软土地基基坑开挖过程中，工程桩具有典型的被动桩受力特性。
• Displacement of support structure and deformation of surrounding road and building are monitored during earth excavation.
  结果表明周边道路和建筑沉降及支撑结构位移均在设计和规范要求警戒值范围内。
• Random wedge failure is one of the common failure types of rock slope excavation.
  随机楔体的破坏是岩石开挖边坡中常见的破坏类型之一。