| [/ˈekskəveɪt; ˋɛkskəˏvet/] v [Tn] 用法:
1 (fml 文) make (a hole or channel) by digging; remove (soil, etc) by digging 挖掘（洞或水道、 河床）; 掘出（土等）:
excavate a trench 挖壕沟. 用法:
2 uncover or extract by digging (esp sth from earlier times) 发掘（尤指古物）:
excavate a buried city, a Greek vase 发掘出一地下城市、 一希腊花瓶. |