disinter

verb

UK/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈtɜːʳ/
US/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈtɝː/

Definitions of disinter verb

  1. Transitive(及物動詞)

    to remove a buried body from the ground; to exhume

    掘出;從墓中挖出(屍體)

    • The police decided to disinter the body from the grave for further forensic examination.

      警方決定從墳墓中掘出屍體以進行進一步的法醫檢查。

    • Archaeologists sometimes disinter buried remains when excavating ancient sites.

      考古學家在挖掘古代遺址時有時會掘出埋藏的遺骸。

    • They had to disinter her father's body from the grave to conduct DNA testing.

      他們不得不從墳墓中掘出她父親的屍體以進行DNA檢測。

  2. Transitive(及物動詞)

    to uncover or bring something to light that had been forgotten or unused for a period of time

    重新發掘;重新啟用

    • After years of research, the historian disinterred some interesting facts about the ancient civilization.

      經過多年的研究,這位歷史學家挖掘出了一些關於古代文明的有趣事實。

    • She disinterred an old sewing machine from the attic and decided to start using it again.

      她從閣樓裡挖掘出一台舊縫紉機,並決定重新使用它。

    • In their archives, they disinterred a project from years ago and decided to restart it.

      在他們的檔案中,他們挖掘出了一個多年前的項目,並決定重新啟動它。