及物动词

1. 发现；揭露
If someone unearths facts or evidence about something bad, they discover them with difficulty, usually because they were being kept secret or were being lied about.

2. 发掘，挖掘（埋藏物）
If someone unearths something that is buried, they find it by digging in the ground.

3. 找到，发现（隐藏或丢失之物）
If you say that someone has unearthed something, you mean that they have found it after it had been hidden or lost for some time.

1. recover through digging

e.g. Schliemann excavated Troy
excavate gold

Synonym: excavate

2. bring to light

e.g. The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President