disinter

• 动词，指从坟墓或地下挖出、取出某物；也指挖掘出被掩埋或隐藏的事物。

A verb meaning to dig up or remove something from a grave or from the ground; to unearth.

1. Exhume a bodyC2formal

   To dig up or remove a corpse from a grave.

   掘尸

   • The court ordered the body to be disinterred for further investigation.
   • Archaeologists disinterred the remains of an ancient king.
   • The family decided to disinter the remains and move them to a new cemetery.

   同义词dig upexhumeunearth

   反义词buryentombinter

2. Bring to lightC2formal

   To uncover or reveal something that has been hidden or forgotten.

   发掘出来

   • The journalist disinterred old documents that proved the scandal.
   • The historian disinterred long-lost letters from the archive.
   • The investigation disinterred evidence that had been buried for decades.

   同义词dig updredge upexposeresurrectretrieverevealuncoverunearth

   反义词buryconcealhidesuppress