excavation
美 [.ekskə'veɪʃ(ə)n] 
英 [.ekskə'veɪʃ(ə)n] 
- n.挖掘;挖土;开凿;发掘现场
 - 网络开挖;出土文物;挖方
 
复数:excavations  
n.
dig,diggings,archaeological site,mine,quarry
excavation
显示所有例句
1.  | [c][u] (对古建筑或古物的)发掘,挖掘the activity of digging in the ground to look for old buildings or objects that have been buried for a long time  | 
2.  | [c][usupl] 发掘现场a place where people are digging to look for old buildings or objects  | 
The excavations are open to the public. 发掘现场对公众开放。  | 
3.  | [u] 挖掘;开凿;挖土the act of digging, especially with a machine  |