explore

1. V-T/V-I If you explore, or explore a place, you travel around it to find out what it is like. 考察

I just wanted to explore on my own. 我只是想獨自考察一下。

After exploring the old part of town there is a guided tour of the cathedral. 考察老城區(qū)之后，有到大教堂的導(dǎo)覽之旅。

2. explorationN-VAR 考察

We devote several days to the exploration of the magnificent Maya sites of Copan. 我們投入了幾天時間在科潘宏偉的瑪雅遺址考察。

3. V-T If you explore an idea or suggestion, you think about it or comment on it in detail, in order to assess it carefully. 探討

The film is eloquent as it explores the relationship between artist and instrument. 這部影片探討藝術(shù)家與樂器之間的關(guān)系，意味深長。

4. explorationN-VAR 探討

I looked forward to the exploration of their theories. 我期待著對他們的理論進行探討。

5. V-I If people explore for a substance such as oil or minerals, they study an area and do tests on the land to see whether they can find it. 勘探

Central to the operation is a mile-deep well, dug originally to explore for oil. 那次行動的重點是一口原本為勘探石油而挖的一英里深的井。

6. explorationN-UNCOUNT 勘探

Oryx is a Dallas-based oil and gas exploration and production concern. 奧瑞克斯公司是一家以達拉斯為基地的石油和天然氣勘探及生產(chǎn)公司。

7. V-T If you explore something with your hands or fingers, you touch it to find out what it feels like. 摸索

He explored the wound with his finger, trying to establish its extent. 他用手指探查傷口，試圖確定受傷的程度。