| 释义 |
excave, v. rare.|ɛksˈkeɪv|
[ad. L. excavāre: see excavate. Cf. F. excaver.]
†a. trans. To scoop or hollow out (obs.).
b. absol. To carry on excavations (rare.)
1578Banister Hist. Man i. 2 Some bones are smal, but notably excaued, as of the fingers. 1623–6in Cockeram. 1884Trans. Victoria Inst. 243 In some of which sites we have been allowed to excave. |