exploration

noun

1. 勘探；勘查；探索
   the act of travelling through a place in order to find out about it or look for sth in it
   1. the exploration of space
      对宇宙空间的探索
   2. oil exploration (= searching for oil in the ground)
      石油勘探
2. 探究；研究；探测
   an examination of sth in order to find out about it
   1. the book's explorations of the human mind
      本书对人类思维的研究

1. VERB 在…探险;探测;勘察;考察
   If you explore a place, you travel around it to find out what it is like.
   1. I just wanted to explore Paris, read Sartre, listen to Sidney Bechet...
      我就想逛逛巴黎，读读萨特的作品，听听悉尼·贝谢的音乐。
   2. After exploring the old part of town there is a guided tour of the cathedral...
      游览完老城区之后，会由导游带队参观大教堂。
   3. We've come to this country, let's explore!
      我们已经来到这个国家，让我们好好探访一番吧！
2. VERB 探讨，研究（观点或建议）
   If you explore an idea or suggestion, you think about it or comment on it in detail, in order to assess it carefully.
   1. The secretary is expected to explore ideas for post-war reconstruction of the area...
      部长预计将会探讨这个地区战后重建的意见。
   2. The film explores the relationship between artist and instrument.
      这部电影探究了艺术家和乐器之间的关系。
3. VERB 勘探
   If people explore an area for a substance such as oil or minerals, they study the area and do tests on the land to see whether they can find it.
   1. Central to the operation is a mile-deep well, dug originally to explore for oil...
      那次行动的重点是一口深达1英里的井，最初钻那口井是为了勘探石油。
   2. The government is allowing the areas of inshore coastal waters to be explored for oil and gas.
      当局允许在近海海域勘探石油和天然气。
4. VERB （用手等）摸索，触碰
   If you explore something with your hands or fingers, you touch it to find out what it feels like.
   1. He explored the wound with his finger, trying to establish its extent.
      他用手指摸了摸伤口，想要确定受伤的程度。

1. The story of their exploration is inextricably bound up with the character of the caves themselves
   他们的勘探经历与这些洞穴本身的特征有着不可分割的紧密联系。
2. His exploration of the myth brings insight into the American psyche.
   他对这个神话的探讨揭示了美国人的心理。
3. This was not by any means a daring expedition into the outback, it was a very unambitious exploration.
   这绝不是什么冒险深入内地的远征，只是一次平淡无奇的探险而已。
4. A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.
   一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
5. Application of economic plants on the aspects of agriculture, forestry, medicine, food and industry has great potential of exploration.
   经济植物在农林业、医药、食品、工业等方面具有很大的开发潜力。
6. These islands were a crucible of exploration and development.
   这些岛屿是对开发和发展的严峻考验。
7. A: This route is easy of exploration.
   这条路线很容易探测。
8. The style and characteristic of Jiuzhaigou still lies in our exploration and recognization.
   九寨沟风光的风格和个性，还在不断探索和认识过程中。
9. It involves hard work and exploration year after year.
   每年都需要辛苦工作和探索。
10. One example of this is that it will help in the exploration of oil and gas.
    例如，它将帮助石油行业勘探石油和天然气。
11. Social scientists, computer scientists, and others have joined in this exploration because it is important.
    社会科学家、计算机科学家，和其他人都参与了此项探索，因为它很重要。
12. In our initial exploration of the temperature data sets, we noticed an anomaly while plotting histograms.
    在我们对温度数据集进行的最初的探索中，在绘制直方图时我们注意到有一个异常。
13. As it turns out, this is one area where the exploration test fails and yields a false positive.
    事实是，探察测试在某个地方出问题了，产生了一个误判。
14. This paper shares some of our experience during our exploration.
    本文共享了一些我们在探索过程中得到的经验。
15. The information must also be presented in ways that encourage exploration and collaboration.
    这些信息还应该以鼓励探究和协作的方式提出。
16. These new discoveries have broken new ground in the exploration of the cosmos.
    这些新的发现在宇宙探索方面开辟了新道路。
17. Models of how volcanoes work and evolve have become important tools in mineral exploration.
    关于火山是怎样活动和演化的模型，已成为矿物勘探的一个重要工具。
18. Reformation and Development of Geological Exploration Industry in International Monetary Disturbances
    国际金融动荡中的地勘业改革和发展
19. This is a preliminary exploration and has some reference value to estimate the shear wave velocity of this area.
    这是一项初步的探索，对初略估计这一地区的剪切波速值有一定的参考意义。
20. The introduction of some typical examples shows that integrated geophysical exploration method has high application value in deep prospecting.
    通过几个典型案例的介绍，综合物探在深部找矿工作中具有较高的推广应用价值。
21. The introduction of geological time into our reasoning is of prime importance for petroleum exploration.
    对石油勘探而言，把地质时间引入我们的推论是最重要的。
22. This is some information on the space exploration from the past, present, and future.
    这是一些关于过去，现在和未来对太空探索的资料。
23. At present, internal research and practice about subdivision of telecom client market are at the stage of exploration.
    目前，国内关于电信大客户市场细分的研究和实践都还处于探索阶段。
24. Traditional seismic facies analysis can not meet the demand of current exploration and development in oil fields.
    传统地震相分析满足不了目前油田勘探开发的需要。
25. The targets in oil exploration are deeper than in mineral respecting. They proved up the copper deposit.
    石油勘探的目地层比矿物勘探的深。他们探明了铜矿的矿床。
26. I think it is also a very useful method in geophysical exploration.
    我想，重力法在地球物理勘探中是一种行之有效的勘查方法。
27. Distribution research of dolomitization is made, and next exploration target is pointed out.
    进行了白云石化分区分带研究，为下步勘探部署指明了方向。
28. In China, the progress of exploration vegetation geochemistry is slow and has not been widely used in prospecting.
    我国勘查植物地球化学发展缓慢，至今尚未在生产中得到广泛应用。
29. Take time, add exploration and the quest for knowledge and you have the human story.
    掌握了时间，再加上探索以及对知识的探求，你就拥有了人类的故事。
30. Petrobras and Sinopec also signed a memorandum of understanding on exploration and the supply of equipment and services.
    巴西国家石油公司和中国石化还签署了一项勘探和设备、服务供应谅解备忘录。

noun

1. to travel for the purpose of discovery

   Synonym:    geographic expedition

2. a careful systematic search

3. a systematic consideration
   1. he called for a careful exploration of the consequences