to carbon-date
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碳测年, 进行碳测年
to find out how old something is by measuring the amount of a certain type of carbon it has left
例子
Scientists carbon-date ancient bones to learn when the person lived.
科学家使用碳测年来了解这个人生活的年代。
The team carbon-dated the wooden tool and found it was over 3,000 years old.
团队对木制工具进行了碳测年，发现它有3000多年的历史。
