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

• Excavations so close to the parliament buildings were regarded as presenting an unacceptable security risk.
  挖掘处离议会大楼这么近，被看成是不可接受的潜在祸端。
• Information processing and compilation of report on archaeological excavations should be completed within three years upon completion of the excavation projects of the archaeological excavation units.
  考古发掘单位的发掘项目结束后，要在3年内完成资料整理和考古发掘报告编写一工作。
• It was found during excavations in an ancient sewer in one of the oldest parts of the city.
  这个金铃铛是在发觉耶路撒冷旧城最古老的地区一个古老的裁缝店时发现的。
• These have always'been believed to have once formed part of Atlantis although it appears that little further excavations or explorations have ever taken place on this site.
  这些总是被认为曾经形成了亚特兰提斯的一部份，虽然似乎曾经在这个地方有更进一步的挖掘或探险。
• As the excavations progress, experts have confirmed that fires had been lit in some of the pits.
  随着发掘工作的推进，专家们已经确认俑坑中曾经起火。
• 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。
• Finite element analysis of the deformation of deep excavations considering time-space effect in soft soils
  考虑时空效应的软土深基坑变形有限元分析
• 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。
• Wang's excavations produced an excellent sample of the Stegodon – Ailuropoda fauna.
  他的发掘获得了一个极佳的剑齿象&大熊猫动物群样本。
• 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。