uncovered

/ʌnˈkʌvərd/· verb

考古B2

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Chinese meaning

发现;发掘(uncover 的过去式)

揭jiē开kāi覆fù盖gài使shǐ显xiǎn露lù

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指zhǐ考kǎo古gǔ学xué家jiā在zài埃āi及jí沙shā漠mò中zhōng发fā掘jué出chū古gǔ城chéng

Example

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a well-preserved Byzantine-era city in the western desert.

埃及的考古学家在西部沙漠发掘出一座保存完好的拜占庭时期古城。

Source: The Guardian · 4 Jul 2026

Background ✎

埃āi及jí西xī部bù沙shā漠mò新xīn发fā现xiàn一yī座zuò保bǎo存cún完wán好hǎo的de四sì世shì纪jì拜bài占zhàn庭tíng古gǔ城chéng,揭jiē示shì当dāng年nián的de居jū住zhù与yǔ信xìn仰yǎng生shēng活huó。

Roots · etymology

源自 un-(表相反)+ cover(覆盖)

  • un-(去除/相反)+ cover(覆盖)→去掉覆盖

Collocations

  • uncover a secret / newly uncovered / uncover evidence

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