exhume

大学 FREQ #34669

vt. 掘出, 发掘

发音

UK /ɛksˈ(h)juːm/
UK /ɪɡˈzjuːm/
US /ɛkˈs(j)um/
US /ɪɡˈz(j)um/

词形变化

exhumed exhumes 三单 exhumes exhuming exhuming 现在分词 exhumed 过去式 exhumed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

发掘；掘出

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.

    发掘

    及物

    The archeologist exhumed artifacts from the ground with a shovel.

  2. 2.

    To uncover; to bring to light.

    比喻 及物

    Long dead traditions are exhumed just for the tourists.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

disinter

上位词 3

excavate dig up turn up

词源

From Medieval Latin exhumō, from Latin ex- + humō (“to bury”).

来源：wiktionary