[TOP]excavator ex·cav·ator / ˈekskəveitə(r)ʃOŋð> / noun1. a large machine that is used for digging and moving earth  挖掘机;挖土机 2. a person who digs in the ground to look for old buildings and objects  发掘者 [TOP]excavator ex·ca·va·tor / ˈɛkskəˌvetə ; ˈekskəveɪtə / noun [C] 1. [BrE] a large machine that digs and moves earth and soil 挖掘机,电铲; SYN steam shovel [AmE] 2. someone who digs to find things that have been buried under the ground for a long time 发掘者 [TOP]excavatorUK ['ek.skə.veɪ.tər] US [-tˌɚ] UK (US steam shovel) noun countable » a large powerful machine with a container connected to a long arm that is used for digging up the ground 挖土机;挖掘机 [TOP]excavator
1.N-COUNT 可数名词 挖掘机 An excavator is a very large machine that is used for digging, for example when people are building something.