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

单词	excavate
释义	ex·ca·vate \ˈekskəˌvāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin excavatus, past participle of excavare, from ex- ex- (I) + cavare to make hollow, from cavus hollow — more at cave *transitive verb* 1. : to hollow out : form a cavity or hole in < excavating the side of a hill > < an excavated wisdom tooth > 2. : to form by hollowing : shape by removing material so as to leave a space < will excavate the cellar as soon as the frost goes > < excavated a tunnel under the river > 3. : to dig out and remove (as earth or mineral matter) < over a million tons of rich ore were excavated from that one pocket > 4. : to expose to view by or as if by digging away a covering < excavated the remains of 10 separate cultures > < excavated several forgotten accounts of the brawl > *intransitive verb* : to make excavations or become hollowed out < the mollusk uses its pointed foot to excavate in the mud > < an area of infarction in soft tissue often tends to excavate > Synonyms: see dig
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