excavation

.ekskә'veiʃәn

托福

n. the act of digging
n. a hole in the ground made by excavating

n. 挖掘, 发掘, 挖掘的洞
[医] 陷凹, 挖除

6,252

BNC 频率

8,898

使用频率

excavation 由前缀 ex-（表示“向外”）和词根 cav（表示“挖掘”）以及后缀 -ation（表示“行为或过程”）组成，整体意思是“挖掘的过程”。

例句

1. The excavation site revealed ancient artifacts.

挖掘现场发现了古代文物。

2. Workers are carefully conducting the excavation for the new building.

工人们正在小心地进行新建筑的挖掘工作。

3. The excavation of the old ruins took several months to complete.

旧遗址的挖掘花费了几个月的时间完成。