explore

英 [ɪkˈsplɔː(r)]

美 [ɪkˈsplɔːr]

v.  勘探; 勘查; 探索; 考察; 探究; 调查研究; 探讨; (用手或身体某部)探察，探查

现在分词：exploring　过去分词：explored　第三人称单数：explores　过去式：explored　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1882 / COCA.1594

同义词辨析

investigateexamineexploreprobe【导航词义：调查】

牛津词典

verb

• 勘探；勘查；探索；考察
  to travel to or around an area or a country in order to learn about it
  1. The city is best explored on foot.
     最好是徒步考察这个城市。
  2. They explored the land to the south of the Murray river.
     他们勘查了墨累河以南的地区。
  3. As soon as we arrived on the island we were eager to explore.
     我们一来到岛上就急不可耐地开始探胜。
  4. companies exploring for (= searching for) oil
     石油勘探公司
• 探究；调查研究；探索；探讨
  to examine sth completely or carefully in order to find out more about it
  1. These ideas will be explored in more detail in chapter 7.
     这些想法将在第7章里作更详细的探讨。
• （用手或身体某部）探察，探查
  to feel sth with your hands or another part of the body
  1. She explored the sand with her toes.
     她用脚趾感觉沙的情况。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 在…探险;探测;勘察;考察
  If youexplorea 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！
• VERB 探讨，研究（观点或建议）
  If youexplorean 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。
• VERB 勘探
  If peopleexplorean areafora 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。
• VERB （用手等）摸索，触碰
  If youexploresomething 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。

英英释义

verb

• examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes
• examine minutely
• inquire into
  1. the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project
  2. He searched for information on his relatives on the web
  3. Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness
  Synonym:researchsearch
• travel to or penetrate into
  1. explore unknown territory in biology

双语例句

• English majors would be asked to explore the roots of language.
  英语专业的学生会被要求探究语言的根源。
• The objective was to explore the relationship between polymorphism of the calcitonin receptor gene and BMD in postmenopausal women in anhui.
  为此，本研究特探讨降钙素受体基因多态性与安徽地区绝经后妇女bmd的关系。
• 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！
• Children use fantasy to explore worrying aspects of real life.
  孩子们用幻想来探索实际生活中令人不安的各种事情。
• In this article, I explore several different tools that help you perform functional testing on your Web application.
  在本文中，我讲解了几个能够帮助您对Web应用程序进行功能测试的工具。
• 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。
• Boys at that age should be able to explore and go off on their own, go on bike rides, get into mischief
  那个年龄的男孩应该可以自己出去闯，也可以骑车出游，还可以调皮捣蛋。
• The wide world of science is open for young people to explore.
  青年们可以在广阔的科学领域里纵横驰骋。
• 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。
• 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。