/eksˈhju:m ||; ɪgˈzum/verb [T] (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) (formal 正式) to remove a dead body from the ground especially in order to examine how the person died （从地下）掘出（尸体）（尤指为了验尸） ➔exhumation /ˌekshju:ˈmeɪʃn ||; ˌɛgzuˈmeʃən/ noun [U]