Vocab Info
N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
発掘excavation, exhumation, discovery (e.g. new talent)
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1.
excavation, exhumation, digging up, unearthing
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2.
discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.), finding, unearthing
All Forms
発掘 【はっくつ】
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縄文時代の遺跡を発掘する。
They excavate ruins from the Jomon period.
地中からマンモスの化石を発掘する。
They will excavate mammoth fossils from the ground.
オーディションで歌手の卵を発掘しました。
We discovered a budding singer at the audition.
社長:「ふさわしい人材を発掘するまで諦めるものか!」
President: 'I won't give up until I dig up the right talent!'
偶然恐竜の化石を発掘したらテンションが高くなるのも当然です。
It's only natural to get excited if you accidentally unearth a dinosaur fossil.
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