Word · Frequency #10210
excavate
挖掘，挖出
to dig out and remove earth or rock from the ground
- 1.
To make a hole in (something); to hollow.
在(某物)上挖洞；挖空
- 2.
To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out.
通过挖掘或铲除移除(某物)的一部分
- 3.
To uncover (something) by digging.
通过挖掘揭露(某物)
在(某物)上挖洞；挖空；通过挖掘或铲除移除(某物)的一部分；通过挖掘揭露(某物)；挖空；挖出
In use
The archaeologists plan to excavate the ancient ruins next summer.
They excavated a large trench to lay the foundation for the building.
The team is currently excavating a tunnel through the mountain.
excavate sth
直接后接被挖掘的对象。
The team plans to excavate the ancient ruins.
该团队计划挖掘古代遗址。
excavate sth from sth
表示从某处挖出某物。
Archaeologists excavated pottery from the site.
考古学家从该地点挖出了陶器。
be excavated
被动语态，强调被挖掘。
The fossil was excavated last year.
Connections
Collocations
- excavate a site
- 挖掘现场
- The team will excavate the archaeological site next month.团队下个月将挖掘那个考古遗址。
- excavate soil
- 挖土
- Workers need to excavate the soil before laying the foundation.工人在打地基前需要挖土。
- excavate a tunnel
- 挖掘隧道
- They plan to excavate a tunnel through the mountain.他们计划在山中挖掘一条隧道。
- excavate remains
- 挖掘遗骸
- Paleontologists excavated dinosaur remains from the desert.古生物学家从沙漠中挖掘出恐龙遗骸。
- excavate a hole
- 挖洞
- The dog excavated a hole in the garden.狗在花园里挖了一个洞。
- excavate a foundation
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想ex-出与cave洞，excavate就是挖出洞来。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：archaeology、construction excavate 是比较正式的词汇，通常用于考古学或工程建筑领域，表示挖掘或挖出。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the '-ate' spelling, but their final stressed syllables differ. 'Predicate', 'complicate', and 'suffocate' end with the same /-keɪt/ sound as 'excavate', though with different stressed vowels. 'Locate' also ends in /-keɪt/ but has a different vowel in the stressed first syllable. 'Cultivate' ends in /-veɪt/, which is distinct from /-keɪt/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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