记忆方法
将“excavate”分解为“ex-”和“cavate”。其中，“ex-”表示“出”或“去除”，“cavate”源自拉丁词“cavus”，意味着“空”或“洞”。组合起来，想象一个动作是“挖出”或“使空”，比如考古学家用工具挖出地下的文物，这样就容易记住“excavate”是挖掘或挖掘出土的意思。
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中文词源
excavate 发掘
ex-, 向外。cave, 洞穴。
英语词源
- excavate (v.)
- 1590s, from Latin excavatus, past participle of excavare "to hollow out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + cavare "to hollow, hollow out," from cavus "cave" (see cave (n.)). Related: Excavated; excavating.
权威例句
- 1. They plan to excavate a large hole.
- 他们计划挖个大洞.
- 2. 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。
- 3. They plan to excavate a large hole before putting in the foundations.
- 他们计划打地基前先挖个大洞.
- 4. The 2 nd week, driveway fill and level up, but excavate.
- 第二星期, 马路填平了, 可又挖开了.
- 5. Fill and level up of the third week of driveway, but excavate.
- 第三星期马路填平了, 可又挖开了.