Word · Frequency #10210
excavates
挖掘，挖出
excavates is the third person singular of excavate.
核心释义
to dig out and remove earth or rock from the ground
- 1.
在(某物)上挖洞；挖空
To make a hole in (something); to hollow.
- 2.
通过挖掘或铲除移除(某物)的一部分
To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out.
- 3.
通过挖掘揭露(某物)
To uncover (something) by digging.
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
用法In use
The archaeologists plan to excavate the ancient ruins next summer.
用法提示：本句使用动词原形excavate，表示“挖掘”的具体动作，带宾语the ancient ruins。
They excavated a large trench to lay the foundation for the building.
用法提示：本句使用过去式excavated，描述已经发生的挖掘行为，宾语a large trench。
The team is currently excavating a tunnel through the mountain.
用法提示：本句使用现在进行时excavating，强调正在进行的挖掘活动，宾语a tunnel。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想ex-出与cave洞，excavate就是挖出洞来。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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/.
用法优先级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。
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