Tìm kiếm
to excavate
01
khai thác, đào
to dig a hole or make a channel in the ground
Transitive: to excavate a hole or cavity
Example
The workers excavated a trench to lay down the foundation for the building.
Farmers excavated ditches to improve irrigation in the fields.
Archaeologists excavated test pits to assess the archaeological potential of the site.
02
khai thác, đào lên
to uncover or expose by digging, especially to reveal buried artifacts, structures, or remains
Transitive: to excavate buried remains or artifacts
Example
Paleontologists excavated a dinosaur fossil, carefully removing layers of sediment to reveal the skeleton.
Divers excavated a shipwreck, bringing up cannons, pottery, and other artifacts from the seabed.
Miners excavated a coal seam, removing layers of earth to extract the valuable resource.
03
khai thác, đào
to create a cavity or hole in something by digging
Transitive: to excavate the ground
Example
The workers excavated the land to prepare for the building's foundation.
The construction crew excavated the ground to widen the road.
Workers excavated the pavement to repair a broken sewer line.
word family
excav
Verb
excavate
Verb
excavation
Noun
excavation
Noun
excavator
Noun
excavator
Noun
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