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

• 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。
• 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
• Excavations here from 1936 to 1941 led to the discovery of the first hominid fossil at this site.
  这处遗址从1936年至1941年进行挖掘，发现了早期原始人类化石。
• Dewatering systems shall provide dry, stable conditions for subsequent operations within the excavations.
  在开挖现场中，降水系统应为后续操作提供干燥、稳定的环境。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In August, excavations at another ancient Thracian tomb in the same region revealed another four-wheel chariot.
  在八月份，在同一地区另一个古代Thracian部落墓的挖掘中找到了另一辆四轮马车。
• Further excavations had to wait until the following year.
  进一步的挖掘只得等到来年进行了。
• 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。