英语词汇“excavation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The site of Solomon’s coronation ceremony, the Spring Citadel, is an enormous 3,800-year-old Canaanite fortress revealed in 2014, after 15 years of excavation.

Marion Fischel, Sun Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 This old handyman’s adage also applies to the modern world of the excavation business.

Yec, Forbes, 1 July 2022 Nine transformers under both Vestas and Siemens turbines and one in a substation spilled some 3,400 gallons of mineral oil — 90% of it to the ground around the turbines, prompting excavation and soil replacement.

The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 27 Aug. 2022 The excavation was conducted in collaboration with the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Authority for the Development and Settlement of the Bedouin.

Dana Givens, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2022 Archaeologists, who began excavation in 1981, have found artifacts dating back to 2000-3000 B.C., including polished stone celts (similar to an ax or hoe) and other tools made from stone and bone.

Meher Qadri, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2022 Blasting and heavy excavation can occur only during daylight hours, and Granite must take precautions to minimize and monitor seismic disturbances.

Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 Description is not prescription; excavation is not the same thing as discovery.

Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 The data from the excavation and monitoring is added to three-dimensional computer models, which are in turn used to predict what excavators expect to find next.

Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin excavātiōn-, excavātiō, from excavāre "to hollow out, excavate" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action

First Known Use

circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	excavation
释义	excavation noun ex·ca·va·tion ˌek-skə-ˈvā-shən 1 : the action or process of excavating 2 : a cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping excavational ˌek-skə-ˈvā-shnəl -shə-nᵊl adjective Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The site of Solomon’s coronation ceremony, the Spring Citadel, is an enormous 3,800-year-old Canaanite fortress revealed in 2014, after 15 years of excavation. Marion Fischel, Sun Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 This old handyman’s adage also applies to the modern world of the excavation business. Yec, Forbes, 1 July 2022 Nine transformers under both Vestas and Siemens turbines and one in a substation spilled some 3,400 gallons of mineral oil — 90% of it to the ground around the turbines, prompting excavation and soil replacement. The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 27 Aug. 2022 The excavation was conducted in collaboration with the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Authority for the Development and Settlement of the Bedouin. Dana Givens, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2022 Archaeologists, who began excavation in 1981, have found artifacts dating back to 2000-3000 B.C., including polished stone celts (similar to an ax or hoe) and other tools made from stone and bone. Meher Qadri, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2022 Blasting and heavy excavation can occur only during daylight hours, and Granite must take precautions to minimize and monitor seismic disturbances. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 Description is not prescription; excavation is not the same thing as discovery. Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 The data from the excavation and monitoring is added to three-dimensional computer models, which are in turn used to predict what excavators expect to find next. Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from Latin excavātiōn-, excavātiō, from excavāre "to hollow out, excavate" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action First Known Use circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition excavation noun ex·ca·va·tion ˌek-skə-ˈvā-shən 1 : the act of excavating 2 : a hollow place formed by excavating Medical Definition excavation noun ex·ca·va·tion ˌek-skə-ˈvā-shən 1 : the action or process of excavating 2 : a cavity formed by or as if by cutting, digging, or scooping excavation noun as in trench Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance trench cave cavern burrow pit ditch furrow cavity groove gutter trough valley basin concavity bowl indentation hollow cleft depression dent opening recess borehole sinkhole alcove crater socket dint pocket hole indenture posthole gouge nook impression niche alveolus vacuum pothole imprint dimple well chasm abyss water hole notch wallow chuckhole void vacuity gulf Antonyms & Near Antonyms projection protrusion mound hill bulge protuberance convexity rise tumor camber swelling hump swell jut bump lump bunch pimple See More
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