excavate

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v. 挖空, 挖出, 凿通

发音

其它 /ˈɛk.skə.veɪt/

词形变化

excavates 复数 excavated excavates 三单 excavates excavating excavating 现在分词 excavated 过去式 excavated 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any member of a major grouping of unicellular eukaryotes, of the clade Excavata.

    生物 动物学
v.
  1. 1.

    To make a hole in (something); to hollow.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To uncover (something) by digging.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Made hollow.

    罕用
  2. 2.

    excavated, hollowed out

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 5

dig hollow unearth dig up turn up

上位词 10

take pull remove reveal withdraw hollow obtain unveil bring out take away

下位词 10

drive dig ditch trench exhume dig out dig up disinter grub out grub up

近义相关 2

locate turn up

词源

From a substantivization of Latin excavātus through the associated taxon's name (Excavata), see -ate (noun-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

来源：wiktionary