excavation

noun

/ˌekskəˈveɪʃn/

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[countable, uncountable] the activity of digging in the ground to look for old buildings or objects that have been buried for a long time
- Further archaeological excavations are now being carried out.
- More discoveries were made as the excavation proceeded.
- The excavations took place between 1925 and 1939.
- recent excavations of underground burial chambers
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- archaeological
- recent
- extensive
- …
verb + excavation
- carry out
- conduct
- do
- …
excavation + verb
- reveal something
- uncover something
- unearth something
- …
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[countable, usually plural] a place where people are digging to look for old buildings or objects
- The excavations are open to the public.
[uncountable] the act of digging, especially with a machine

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin excavatio(n-), from excavare ‘hollow out’, from ex- ‘out’ + cavare ‘make or become hollow’ (from cavus ‘hollow’).

单词	excavation
释义	excavation noun /ˌekskəˈveɪʃn/ /ˌekskəˈveɪʃn/ jump to other results [countable, uncountable] the activity of digging in the ground to look for old buildings or objects that have been buried for a long time Further archaeological excavations are now being carried out. More discoveries were made as the excavation proceeded. The excavations took place between 1925 and 1939. recent excavations of underground burial chambers Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective archaeological recent extensive … verb + excavation carry out conduct do … excavation + verb reveal something uncover something unearth something … See full entry [countable, usually plural] a place where people are digging to look for old buildings or objects The excavations are open to the public. [uncountable] the act of digging, especially with a machine Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin excavatio(n-), from excavare ‘hollow out’, from ex- ‘out’ + cavare ‘make or become hollow’ (from cavus ‘hollow’).
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