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

  1. 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
  2. (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

  1. VERB 发现;揭露
    If someone unearths facts 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
  2. VERB 发掘,挖掘(埋藏物)
    If someone unearths something 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。
  3. VERB 找到,发现(隐藏或丢失之物)
    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.
    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

双语例句

  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. 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。
  4. 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。
  5. His school now hopes to unearth mainland China` s next singing superstar and expand its presence in other Chinese cities.
    现在,这所学校希望能够挖掘出中国内地的新生代超级巨星,并在国内其他的一些城市开拓了市场。
  6. 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。
  7. In the meantime, though, I will try to unearth his books and hope that others will help me try to do the same.
    但同时,我会试图去挖掘更多的关于他的书并且希望其他人能够帮助我做同样的工作。
  8. Your greatest ambition is to discover, to unearth, to explore.
    你最大的愿望是探索和发现。
  9. Explore your life and unearth all of the things that bring you joy.
    去探究你的生活,把一切给你带来快乐的事物都发掘出来。
  10. To obtain or unearth by digging
    通过挖掘得到或掘出.发掘物采掘出的材料
  11. You will unearth a whole new history.
    你们将会挖掘出一个完整的新历史。
  12. Unfriendly investigators have failed to unearth any evidence that, even taken out of context, would prove otherwise.
    尽管调查者抱着不友好的态度,甚至采用断章取义的做法,也未能从中找到任何依据,这恰可以证明情况并非如此。
  13. For example: When professor glossary, the teacher may unearth the glossary internal cultural element, carries on has the goal explanation, like this is helpful to the student understood accurately.
    例如:在教授词汇时,教师可以挖掘词汇内部的文化因素,进行有目的的讲解,这样才有助于学生更加准确地理解。
  14. 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。
  15. They will unearth the buried treasure here.
    他们将在这儿挖掘地下宝藏。
  16. They rowed to the shore and began there to measure, hoping to unearth a bountiful treasure.
    他们划船到了海岸边,开始准备寻宝,幻想着能找到好大一笔财宝。
  17. Download and unearth the journey of a lifetime!
    下载并挖掘的征途上一辈子!
  18. 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。
  19. 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。
  20. Archaeologists unearth Roman skeletons thought to be gladiators at a site in York in this undated handout photo.
    考古学家发掘罗马骨架认为是在约克角斗士在此日期的讲义照片网站。
  21. Inquiries under way are bound to unearth more instances of ethically, and even legally, challenged bankers.
    正在进行的调查,必将发掘出更多在道德甚至法律方面有欠缺的银行家。
  22. 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。
  23. And as street food undergoes something of a renaissance, especially in the US, it's possible to unearth amazing roadside finds that are worth a detour.
    和街头食品经历了文艺复兴时期美国的东西,特别是在,就有可能发掘惊人的路边发现一个值得绕道。
  24. 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。
  25. But if she kicked this one habit, she would unearth deeper problems and start to solve them too.
    但如果她从这一积习开刀,她就会发掘出更深层次的问题,并且也会着手解决它们。
  26. We believe an expert review of those patents would unearth a high-tech bonanza for the American people and the US economy that would help ease this transition.
    我们认为,这些专利的专家审评委员会发现一个对美国人民和美国经济来说的高科技的财富,这将有助于美国经济缓解这一过渡。
  27. 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。
  28. Will it unearth anything new, or valuable?
    这次会议会发现什么有新意、有价值的情况吗?
  29. I had to unearth the problem and I was looking for a way to explain it.
    我必须要挖掘出问题所在,而且我试图找到解释。

英英释义

verb

  1. recover through digging
    1. Schliemann excavated Troy
    2. excavate gold

    Synonym:    excavate

  2. bring to light
    1. The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President