excavation
UK/.ekskә'veiʃәn/US
TOEFLB2
Definitions
n.
The act of digging out earth; a hole or site formed by digging
挖掘，发掘；挖出的坑（或发掘现场）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedex-out of, former
+
-ateact, process, state
+
-ionact, process, state
=excavation
The noun of excavate: ex- (out) + cav (hollow) + -ation (act/result) = the act of digging a hollow out, or the pit it leaves. See excavate.
Root cav still carries 4 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.archaeological excavation考古发掘
- 2.excavation site发掘地点
Example Sentences
- 1.
The archaeological excavation uncovered a Roman bathhouse.
- 2.
Excavation of the building site begins next week.