carbon date
US /ˈkɑːr.bən deɪt/
UK /ˈkɑː.bən deɪt/
动词
碳定年
to determine the age of an archaeological specimen by radiocarbon dating
示例:
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Scientists were able to carbon date the ancient artifact to over 5,000 years old.
科学家能够通过碳定年法确定这件古代文物有5000多年的历史。
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It's difficult to carbon date samples that are too old or too young.
对过老或过年轻的样本进行碳定年是很困难的。