v.掘出(尸體以檢驗)；發(fā)掘

When the police exhumed the corpse they discovered traces of poison in it. 警方掘出尸體，發(fā)現(xiàn)有中毒的痕跡。

He's going to ask authorization to exhume the body and have it put somewhere else. 他去請求許可將死者的尸體掘出，移到別的地方。

They exhumed for days, but did not find anything. 他們發(fā)掘了幾天，但什么都沒有找到。