exploration

B2 CET-4 Oxf 3000 大学 FREQ #11932

n. 探险, 踏勘, 探测 [医] 探察

发音

US /ˌɛkspləˈɹeɪʃən/

词形变化

explorations 复数 explorations

教材释义与例句

名词

探测；探究；踏勘

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    The process of exploring.

    勘探

    勘察

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  2. 2.

    The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.

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    The exploration of unknown areas was often the precursor to colonization.

  3. 3.

    The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.

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  4. 4.

    A physical examination of a patient.

    可数 不可数 医学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

search hunt hunting expedition consideration

下位词 1

probe

相关短语

urban exploration space exploration 太空探索

词源

From Middle French exploration, from Latin exploratio. Morphologically explore + -ation.

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