Definition of excavation in English:

excavation

noun ɛkskəˈveɪʃ(ə)nˌɛkskəˈveɪʃ(ə)n

mass noun

1The action of excavating something, especially an archaeological site.
（尤指古代遗址的）挖掘；发掘
the methods of excavation have to be extremely rigorous
挖掘方法必须极其严格。
Example sentencesExamples
- The excavation has shown the archaeological enclosure to be already disturbed through modern activity.
- Because of this he felt that excavation should be undertaken only under proper archaeological supervision.
- Earlier this month, English Heritage visited Urswick and asked for a more detailed survey and excavation of the site to be carried out.
- The archaeological excavation uncovered what was once a thriving church community.
- Details on his archaeological excavations on early Maine sites can be found here.
- He did a lot for archaeology: he was the father of scientific excavation.
- No one has ever carried out a systematic survey or excavation on the wreck site or indeed the mutineer settlement.
- These questions can only be answered through the careful archaeological excavation of the site.
- The sites around West Drayton and Acton will see new excavation to address problems of their dating.
- The amount of scientific work that occurs on site, during excavation, is unprecedented.
- It is an aspect of excavation and construction that you cannot afford to ignore.
- The road needs to be re-routed to facilitate the full excavation of the Woodstown site and surrounding areas.
- There are important implications revealed from archaeological excavations of these sites.
- British archaeologist who pioneered the application of stratigraphic excavation in the Near East.
- The only way to address the many unanswered questions on this site has been through a new campaign of excavation.
- Consistent excavation and sampling methods were employed throughout these units.
- After earlier survey and excavation, the cist was relocated this summer.
- After nearly two decades of excavation, the Carranque Archaeological Park is now open to the public.
- Several are regularly involved with excavation under the supervision of experienced archaeologists.
- The initial phase of the archaeological excavation at Woodstown has just been completed.
Synonyms
unearthing, digging up, uncovering, revealing
disinterment, exhumation
digging, digging out, hollowing out, scooping out, gouging, boring, channelling, sinking
quarrying, mining
1. 1.1count noun A site that is being or has been excavated.
  挖掘（或发掘）地
  inside the excavation were the bones of some huge creature
  Example sentencesExamples
  Dunadd was excavated twice before the modern excavations.
  A raised viewing platform will also allow visitors to the site to watch the excavations being worked on without intruding on the dig.
  The growth of black rat populations is being traced through analysis of rat bones from excavations.
  With our trenches and relatively tiny area excavations we do not appreciate the scale of what they must have seen.
  Has Wideford excavation revealed site of Orkney's oldest settlement?
  Imported materials found during excavations indicate that the oppidum played an important role in trade between Italy and central Gaul.
  Above, a group working near Tuba City in 1942 at the site of the Dilophosaurus excavation.
  The categories dictate how the walls of excavations and trenches are cut back or sloped.
  The building site was excavated on two separate levels to minimize excavation costs on a steep slope.
  A fantastic opportunity to take a tour of a live archaeological excavation with York Archaeological Trust.
  Archeological excavations show that mound tombs constructed in this time were all very similar and yet widely distributed.
  Anozie headed excavations at the site of Saikiripogu in December 1975 and January 1976.
  Peske trenched garden beds at both sites, recovering very little cultural material from these excavations.
  The undercarriage struck soil that had been piled up from a ditch excavation and flipped the aircraft.
  David M. Gradwohl and Jerry Sloan shared information regarding the excavations and data recovery at both sites.
  The excavations have exposed two Norman rubbish pits containing twelfth-century ceramics and animal bones.
  There are several potential disasters waiting to occur at each excavation site.
  Synonyms
  hole, hollow, cavity, pit, crater, cutting, trench, trough

Definition of excavation in US English:

excavation

nounˌɛkskəˈveɪʃ(ə)nˌekskəˈvāSH(ə)n

1The action of excavating something, especially an archaeological site.
（尤指古代遗址的）挖掘；发掘
the methods of excavation have to be extremely rigorous
挖掘方法必须极其严格。
students often participate in excavations
学生经常参加发掘工作。
Example sentencesExamples
- The amount of scientific work that occurs on site, during excavation, is unprecedented.
- The sites around West Drayton and Acton will see new excavation to address problems of their dating.
- The only way to address the many unanswered questions on this site has been through a new campaign of excavation.
- It is an aspect of excavation and construction that you cannot afford to ignore.
- After nearly two decades of excavation, the Carranque Archaeological Park is now open to the public.
- The archaeological excavation uncovered what was once a thriving church community.
- After earlier survey and excavation, the cist was relocated this summer.
- He did a lot for archaeology: he was the father of scientific excavation.
- Details on his archaeological excavations on early Maine sites can be found here.
- The road needs to be re-routed to facilitate the full excavation of the Woodstown site and surrounding areas.
- Consistent excavation and sampling methods were employed throughout these units.
- These questions can only be answered through the careful archaeological excavation of the site.
- Because of this he felt that excavation should be undertaken only under proper archaeological supervision.
- The initial phase of the archaeological excavation at Woodstown has just been completed.
- British archaeologist who pioneered the application of stratigraphic excavation in the Near East.
- Earlier this month, English Heritage visited Urswick and asked for a more detailed survey and excavation of the site to be carried out.
- No one has ever carried out a systematic survey or excavation on the wreck site or indeed the mutineer settlement.
- There are important implications revealed from archaeological excavations of these sites.
- The excavation has shown the archaeological enclosure to be already disturbed through modern activity.
- Several are regularly involved with excavation under the supervision of experienced archaeologists.
Synonyms
unearthing, digging up, uncovering, revealing
digging, digging out, hollowing out, scooping out, gouging, boring, channelling, sinking
hole, hollow, cavity, pit, crater, cutting, trench, trough
1. 1.1 A site that is being or has been excavated.
  挖掘（或发掘）地
  Example sentencesExamples
  With our trenches and relatively tiny area excavations we do not appreciate the scale of what they must have seen.
  The undercarriage struck soil that had been piled up from a ditch excavation and flipped the aircraft.
  The growth of black rat populations is being traced through analysis of rat bones from excavations.
  Imported materials found during excavations indicate that the oppidum played an important role in trade between Italy and central Gaul.
  There are several potential disasters waiting to occur at each excavation site.
  Peske trenched garden beds at both sites, recovering very little cultural material from these excavations.
  Archeological excavations show that mound tombs constructed in this time were all very similar and yet widely distributed.
  Anozie headed excavations at the site of Saikiripogu in December 1975 and January 1976.
  Has Wideford excavation revealed site of Orkney's oldest settlement?
  The excavations have exposed two Norman rubbish pits containing twelfth-century ceramics and animal bones.
  A fantastic opportunity to take a tour of a live archaeological excavation with York Archaeological Trust.
  The categories dictate how the walls of excavations and trenches are cut back or sloped.
  David M. Gradwohl and Jerry Sloan shared information regarding the excavations and data recovery at both sites.
  The building site was excavated on two separate levels to minimize excavation costs on a steep slope.
  Above, a group working near Tuba City in 1942 at the site of the Dilophosaurus excavation.
  Dunadd was excavated twice before the modern excavations.
  A raised viewing platform will also allow visitors to the site to watch the excavations being worked on without intruding on the dig.
  Synonyms
  hole, hollow, cavity, pit, crater, cutting, trench, trough

词汇	excavation
释义	Definition of excavation in English: excavation noun ɛkskəˈveɪʃ(ə)nˌɛkskəˈveɪʃ(ə)n mass noun 1The action of excavating something, especially an archaeological site. （尤指古代遗址的）挖掘；发掘 the methods of excavation have to be extremely rigorous 挖掘方法必须极其严格。 Example sentencesExamples The excavation has shown the archaeological enclosure to be already disturbed through modern activity. Because of this he felt that excavation should be undertaken only under proper archaeological supervision. Earlier this month, English Heritage visited Urswick and asked for a more detailed survey and excavation of the site to be carried out. The archaeological excavation uncovered what was once a thriving church community. Details on his archaeological excavations on early Maine sites can be found here. He did a lot for archaeology: he was the father of scientific excavation. No one has ever carried out a systematic survey or excavation on the wreck site or indeed the mutineer settlement. These questions can only be answered through the careful archaeological excavation of the site. The sites around West Drayton and Acton will see new excavation to address problems of their dating. The amount of scientific work that occurs on site, during excavation, is unprecedented. It is an aspect of excavation and construction that you cannot afford to ignore. The road needs to be re-routed to facilitate the full excavation of the Woodstown site and surrounding areas. There are important implications revealed from archaeological excavations of these sites. British archaeologist who pioneered the application of stratigraphic excavation in the Near East. The only way to address the many unanswered questions on this site has been through a new campaign of excavation. Consistent excavation and sampling methods were employed throughout these units. After earlier survey and excavation, the cist was relocated this summer. After nearly two decades of excavation, the Carranque Archaeological Park is now open to the public. Several are regularly involved with excavation under the supervision of experienced archaeologists. The initial phase of the archaeological excavation at Woodstown has just been completed. Synonyms unearthing, digging up, uncovering, revealing disinterment, exhumation digging, digging out, hollowing out, scooping out, gouging, boring, channelling, sinking quarrying, mining 1.1count noun A site that is being or has been excavated. 挖掘（或发掘）地 inside the excavation were the bones of some huge creature Example sentencesExamples Dunadd was excavated twice before the modern excavations. A raised viewing platform will also allow visitors to the site to watch the excavations being worked on without intruding on the dig. The growth of black rat populations is being traced through analysis of rat bones from excavations. With our trenches and relatively tiny area excavations we do not appreciate the scale of what they must have seen. Has Wideford excavation revealed site of Orkney's oldest settlement? Imported materials found during excavations indicate that the oppidum played an important role in trade between Italy and central Gaul. Above, a group working near Tuba City in 1942 at the site of the Dilophosaurus excavation. The categories dictate how the walls of excavations and trenches are cut back or sloped. The building site was excavated on two separate levels to minimize excavation costs on a steep slope. A fantastic opportunity to take a tour of a live archaeological excavation with York Archaeological Trust. Archeological excavations show that mound tombs constructed in this time were all very similar and yet widely distributed. Anozie headed excavations at the site of Saikiripogu in December 1975 and January 1976. Peske trenched garden beds at both sites, recovering very little cultural material from these excavations. The undercarriage struck soil that had been piled up from a ditch excavation and flipped the aircraft. David M. Gradwohl and Jerry Sloan shared information regarding the excavations and data recovery at both sites. The excavations have exposed two Norman rubbish pits containing twelfth-century ceramics and animal bones. There are several potential disasters waiting to occur at each excavation site. Synonyms hole, hollow, cavity, pit, crater, cutting, trench, trough Definition of excavation in US English: excavation nounˌɛkskəˈveɪʃ(ə)nˌekskəˈvāSH(ə)n 1The action of excavating something, especially an archaeological site. （尤指古代遗址的）挖掘；发掘 the methods of excavation have to be extremely rigorous 挖掘方法必须极其严格。 students often participate in excavations 学生经常参加发掘工作。 Example sentencesExamples The amount of scientific work that occurs on site, during excavation, is unprecedented. The sites around West Drayton and Acton will see new excavation to address problems of their dating. The only way to address the many unanswered questions on this site has been through a new campaign of excavation. It is an aspect of excavation and construction that you cannot afford to ignore. After nearly two decades of excavation, the Carranque Archaeological Park is now open to the public. The archaeological excavation uncovered what was once a thriving church community. After earlier survey and excavation, the cist was relocated this summer. He did a lot for archaeology: he was the father of scientific excavation. Details on his archaeological excavations on early Maine sites can be found here. The road needs to be re-routed to facilitate the full excavation of the Woodstown site and surrounding areas. Consistent excavation and sampling methods were employed throughout these units. These questions can only be answered through the careful archaeological excavation of the site. Because of this he felt that excavation should be undertaken only under proper archaeological supervision. The initial phase of the archaeological excavation at Woodstown has just been completed. British archaeologist who pioneered the application of stratigraphic excavation in the Near East. Earlier this month, English Heritage visited Urswick and asked for a more detailed survey and excavation of the site to be carried out. No one has ever carried out a systematic survey or excavation on the wreck site or indeed the mutineer settlement. There are important implications revealed from archaeological excavations of these sites. The excavation has shown the archaeological enclosure to be already disturbed through modern activity. Several are regularly involved with excavation under the supervision of experienced archaeologists. Synonyms unearthing, digging up, uncovering, revealing digging, digging out, hollowing out, scooping out, gouging, boring, channelling, sinking hole, hollow, cavity, pit, crater, cutting, trench, trough 1.1 A site that is being or has been excavated. 挖掘（或发掘）地 Example sentencesExamples With our trenches and relatively tiny area excavations we do not appreciate the scale of what they must have seen. The undercarriage struck soil that had been piled up from a ditch excavation and flipped the aircraft. The growth of black rat populations is being traced through analysis of rat bones from excavations. Imported materials found during excavations indicate that the oppidum played an important role in trade between Italy and central Gaul. There are several potential disasters waiting to occur at each excavation site. Peske trenched garden beds at both sites, recovering very little cultural material from these excavations. Archeological excavations show that mound tombs constructed in this time were all very similar and yet widely distributed. Anozie headed excavations at the site of Saikiripogu in December 1975 and January 1976. Has Wideford excavation revealed site of Orkney's oldest settlement? The excavations have exposed two Norman rubbish pits containing twelfth-century ceramics and animal bones. A fantastic opportunity to take a tour of a live archaeological excavation with York Archaeological Trust. The categories dictate how the walls of excavations and trenches are cut back or sloped. David M. Gradwohl and Jerry Sloan shared information regarding the excavations and data recovery at both sites. The building site was excavated on two separate levels to minimize excavation costs on a steep slope. Above, a group working near Tuba City in 1942 at the site of the Dilophosaurus excavation. Dunadd was excavated twice before the modern excavations. A raised viewing platform will also allow visitors to the site to watch the excavations being worked on without intruding on the dig. Synonyms hole, hollow, cavity, pit, crater, cutting, trench, trough
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