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

• Are archeological excavations ongoing in a part of the city.
  考古发掘是在这个城市的一个组成部分进行。
• Dewatering systems shall provide dry, stable conditions for subsequent operations within the excavations.
  在开挖现场中，降水系统应为后续操作提供干燥、稳定的环境。
• Recent excavations testify to the presence of cultivated inhabitants on the hill during the Arthurian period.
  最近几次发掘证实了亚瑟王时期这座山上有农耕人口居住过。
• Quite the opposite. Excavations of Viking sites have turned up tweezers, razors, combs and ear cleaners made from animal bones and antlers.
  恰恰相反，在对维京人居住地的挖掘过程中，考古学家们发现了由动物骨头和鹿角制作的镊子、刮胡刀、梳子，以及耳勺。
• 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。
• The necessary excavations and fillings will be performed according to stipulated in the Chapter the4 EARTHWORKS of these specifications.
  所需的开挖和填方依照规范中第4章“土方工程”的规定实施。
• Has taken oart in several excavations of Roman settlements across europe.
  她参加过在欧洲各地进行的罗马人定居地的数起发掘工作。
• 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。
• 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。
• Further excavations had to wait until the following year.
  进一步的挖掘只得等到来年进行了。