excavation

美 { "us": "", "uk": "" }
英 { "us": "", "uk": "" }
数据源: ai_enrichment
指挖掘或发掘的行为、过程或结果,常用于考古、建筑或地质领域,表示挖开地面以获取或研究地下物体。

用法要点

句型搭配

常用作名词,可搭配动词如 conduct、carry out 或 begin,表示进行挖掘活动;也可与介词 of 或 for 连用,说明挖掘的对象或目的。

• conduct an excavation
• excavation of ancient ruins
• excavation for a new building

介词用法

与介词 at 连用表示挖掘地点,如 at the excavation site;与 in 连用表示在挖掘过程中,如 in the excavation area。

• at the excavation site
• in the excavation pit
• during the excavation

语域说明

正式语域,多用于学术、专业或新闻报道中,描述考古、工程或地质活动;日常对话中较少使用,可能用 digging 替代。

• archaeological excavation
• large-scale excavation
• excavation work

基础例句

The workers began the excavation for the new swimming pool in our backyard.

工人们开始在我们后院挖掘新游泳池。

We saw a large excavation site where they are building a subway station.

我们看到了一个大型挖掘现场,他们正在那里建造地铁站。

The kids were fascinated by the excavation of dinosaur bones at the museum.

孩子们对博物馆里挖掘恐龙骨骼的过程很着迷。

高级例句

The archaeological excavation revealed ancient pottery dating back to 2000 BC.

这次考古发掘揭示了可追溯到公元前2000年的古代陶器。

The construction company conducted a thorough excavation to assess soil stability before laying the foundation.

建筑公司在铺设地基前进行了彻底的挖掘,以评估土壤稳定性。

In the geological survey, the excavation of core samples provided critical data on mineral deposits.

在地质调查中,岩心样本的挖掘为矿床提供了关键数据。

高频搭配

verb

conduct excavationbegin excavationcarry out excavationcomplete excavationsupervise excavation

adjective

archaeological excavationlarge-scale excavationdeep excavationsystematic excavationrecent excavation

noun

excavation siteexcavation workexcavation teamexcavation processexcavation area

adverb

carefully excavatedrapidly excavatedpartially excavatedfully excavated

preposition

excavation of artifactsexcavation for constructionexcavation at the locationexcavation in progress

phrase

under excavationduring excavationexcavation and restorationexcavation project

常见错误

❌ 错误:They did an excavation to find the lost key.
✓ 正确:They did a search to find the lost key.

错误:excavation 通常指大规模或正式的挖掘活动,如考古或建筑,不适用于日常小物件寻找。正确:应使用 search 表示搜寻。

❌ 错误:The excavation was very interesting to watch.
✓ 正确:The digging was very interesting to watch.

错误:在非正式日常对话中,excavation 可能显得过于正式。正确:使用 digging 更自然,表示观看挖掘过程。

近义词辨析

digging

digging 更通用和非正式,指任何挖土行为,而 excavation 更正式和专业,常涉及系统化或大规模挖掘,如考古或工程。

We did some digging in the garden (日常). vs. The excavation of the tomb took months (专业).

unearthing

unearthing 强调从地下挖出或发现某物,常带有揭示或发现的含义,而 excavation 更侧重于挖掘过程本身,可能不涉及具体发现。

The unearthing of artifacts was exciting (强调发现). vs. The excavation continued despite rain (强调过程).