excavate

'ekskәveit

托福雅思GRE Collins 1

v. recover through digging
v. find by digging in the ground
v. form by hollowing
v. remove the inner part or the core of

v. 挖空, 挖出, 凿通

Collins 星级

10,210

BNC 频率

10,160

使用频率

excavate 由前缀 ex-（表示“向外”）和词根 cavare（表示“挖掘”）组成，整体意思是“向外挖掘”，可以联想到在地面下挖掘出东西。

例句

1. The workers will excavate the ground to lay the foundation for the building.

工人们将挖掘地面以为建筑物打基础。

2. Archaeologists excavate ancient sites to find valuable artifacts.

考古学家挖掘古代遗址以寻找珍贵的文物。

3. We need to excavate the garden to plant new flowers.

我们需要挖掘花园来种植新花。