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unearth

英 [ʌnˈɜːθ]

美 [ʌnˈɜːrθ]

v.  挖掘; 发掘; 使出土; (偶然或经搜寻)发现,找到

过去分词:unearthed 过去式:unearthed 现在分词:unearthing 第三人称单数:unearths 

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Collins.1 / BNC.11598 / COCA.10691

牛津词典

    verb

    • 挖掘;发掘;使出土
      to find sth in the ground by digging
      1. to unearth buried treasures
        挖掘地下埋藏的珍宝
    • (偶然或经搜寻)发现,找到
      to find or discover sth by chance or after searching for it
      1. I unearthed my old diaries when we moved house.
        我们搬家时,我偶然发现了自己的旧日记。
      2. The newspaper has unearthed some disturbing facts.
        报纸揭发了一些令人不安的真相。

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 发现;揭露
      If someoneunearthsfacts or evidence about something bad, they discover them with difficulty, usually because they were being kept secret or were being lied about.
      1. Researchers have unearthed documents indicating her responsibility for the forced adoption of children...
        调查人员已经发现了证明她对强制收养儿童事件负有责任的文件。
      2. The frauds have been unearthed by investigators working for the Camden and Islington Health Authority.
        这些欺诈行为已被卡姆登和伊斯灵顿卫生局的调查人员揭露了出来。
      3. ...the unearthing of a plot to assassinate the President.
        行刺总统的阴谋的曝光
    • VERB 发掘,挖掘(埋藏物)
      If someoneunearthssomething that is buried, they find it by digging in the ground.
      1. Fossil hunters have unearthed the bones of an elephant believed to be 500,000 years old.
        化石搜集者们发掘出了一具大象骨骼,据信距今已有50万年。
      2. ...saying that the treasure had been unearthed on his property...
        称宝藏是在他家地里挖掘出来的
      3. More human remains have been unearthed in the north.
        北部又挖掘出了更多的人体遗骸。
    • VERB 找到,发现(隐藏或丢失之物)
      If you say that someonehas unearthedsomething, you mean that they have found it after it had been hidden or lost for some time.
      1. From somewhere, he had unearthed a black silk suit...
        他不知从哪里找来了一套黑色的丝绸衣服。
      2. Today I unearthed a copy of '90 Minutes' and had a chuckle at your article.
        今天我找到了一期《90分钟》杂志,读了你的文章咯咯笑了半天。
      3. ...his reputation for unearthing talent from the most unlikely sources.
        他能从最不可能的地方发现人才的名声

    英英释义

    verb

    • recover through digging
      1. Schliemann excavated Troy
      2. excavate gold
      Synonym:excavate
    • bring to light
      1. The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President

    双语例句

    • I've asked Shirley to see what she can unearth on them.
      我已经让雪莉去调查他们的情况了。
    • Some reckon its failure to unearth masses of new information is down to a mix of mendacious reticence on the part of key witnesses and the pusillanimity of their inquisitors.
      一些人承认,没能发现大量的新信息是由于关键证人的虚假的沉默和审判者的胆怯。
    • We should unearth the condition of value realization of socialist core value system in maximum to improve social function of people's essential power as well as social governing ability.
      我们应该最大限度地挖掘社会主义核心价值体系的价值实现条件,以提高人的主体本质力量的社会作用,从而提高它的社会统摄能力。
    • Very rarely, miners unearth red diamonds, which are sometimes mistaken for garnets or rubies.
      有时候,矿工会把挖到的红钻误认作石榴石或红宝石。
    • Your greatest ambition is to discover, to unearth, to explore.
      你最大的愿望是探索和发现。
    • Finally, and most importantly, if you want to get the works of art of DIY with soul and vitality, the proposal is in hands-on DIY before launch and rich imagination, unearth more design inspiration.
      最后,也是最重要的一点,想让你DIY的作品拥有艺术的灵魂和生命力,建议在动手DIY之前先展开丰富的想象,挖掘出更多的设计灵感。
    • Researchers have unearthed documents indicating her responsibility for the forced adoption of children
      调查人员已经发现了证明她对强制收养儿童事件负有责任的文件。
    • Download and unearth the journey of a lifetime!
      下载并挖掘的征途上一辈子!
    • What could be simpler, put a URL into your address bar and unearth some juicy content.
      还有什么简单,放入您的地址栏和挖掘一些多汁内容的网址。
    • A man with a metal detector, that's all, in England, unearth a treasure trove so valuable that experts still haven't determined its worth.
      在英国,一名男子仅用一个金属探测器出土了一些无主宝藏。这些宝藏非常贵重,专家仍然不能确定其价值。