unearth

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To drive or draw from the earth.
    — to unearth a fox or a badger
  2. To dig up. broadly
    — Modern archaeological excavations have unearthed the remains of a large number of ancient cities that lay buried deep under the sands for more than a thousand years, along the trade route from Bactria to China passing between the Tien Shan mountains in the north and the desert of Taklamakan in the south.
  3. To uncover or find; to bring out from concealment.
    — Near-synonym: discover

词形变化

unearths present,singular,third-person unearthing participle,present unearthed participle,past unearthed past

词源

From Middle English unherthen, equivalent to un- + earth.
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