unearth
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If someone unearths facts or evidence, they discover them with difficulty. (经努力) 发现
Researchers have unearthed documents from the 1600s. 研究人员已发现了17世纪的文件。
Other financial scandals are out there waiting to be unearthed. 其他金融丑闻正有待于被揭发。
2. V-T If someone unearths something that is buried, they find it by digging in the ground. 挖掘出土
Fossil hunters have unearthed the bones of an elephant believed to be 500,000 years old. 化石寻找者们挖掘出了一头被认为有50万年之久的大象遗骨。
More human remains have been unearthed in the north. 更多人类遗骸在北方挖掘出土。
3. V-T If you say that someone has unearthed something, you mean that they have found it after it had been hidden or lost for some time. 找出
From somewhere, he had unearthed a black silk suit. 他已从某处找出了一套黑色丝绸套装。
Today I unearthed a copy of "90 Minutes" and had a chuckle at your article. 今天,我找到了一册《90分钟》,并暗笑你的文章。
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unearth /ʌnˈɜːθ/ (unearthing,unearthed,unearths)
剑桥词典
- to discover something in the ground
发掘,掘出,使出土
Building at the site was halted after human remains were unearthed earlier this month . 自从本月初在工地挖出人类遗骸之后,施工就停止了。
to discover proof or some other information , especially after careful searching
(尤指在仔细搜寻之后)发现
A private detective has unearthed some fresh evidence . 一个私家侦探已经找到了新的证据。 返回 unearth