explore

英 [ɪk'splɔː(r)] 美 [ɪk'splɔːr]

• v. 探测；探险；考察；探究

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 勘查,探测,勘探

   travel into or through a place for the purpose of discovery

2. vt. 探索; 探究; 仔细查阅

   examine carefully in order to learn more

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 勘探，查勘，勘查
2. 考察，视察
3. 探测
4. 探险
5. 【医】探查
6. 探索
7. 测定
8. 调查
9. 研究，探究，钻研
10. 探讨
11. 探查，探察，仔细查看

英英释义

Verb:

1. inquire into;

   "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"
   "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"
   "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"
   

2. travel to or penetrate into;

   "explore unknown territory in biology"
   

3. examine minutely

4. examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The experts are exploring every part of the island.
   专家们正在勘查这个岛的各个部分。
2. He had an itch to get away and explore.
   他等不及要动身去探险。
3. Can you explore the market possibility for us?
   您能为我们考察一下市场前景吗？
4. Columbus discovered America but did not explore the new continent.
   哥伦布发现了美洲
5. Let us explore the possibilities for improvement.
   让我们探索改善的可能性。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. The exploring team explored a trackless wilderness.
   考察队勘探了一片人迹罕至的荒野。
2. They were exploring the Amazon jungle.
   他们正对亚马逊森林进行勘察。
3. The geologists explored for oil on our farm.
   地质学家们在我们的农场上勘探石油。
4. We must explore all the possibilities.
   我们必须探讨所有的可能性。
5. It is necessary to explore this matter in more detail.
   有必要更为详细地对这件事进行探讨。
6. The surgeon explored the wound.
   外科医生仔细查看了伤口。
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7. Has South Pole been fully explored yet?
   南极已被全面勘探了吗?
8. The oceans have not yet been fully explored.
   海洋尚未被人们充分勘探利用。

经典引文

• In the late 1940's a 'big bang' cosmological theory was being explored by George Gamow.

  出自： S. Weinberg

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

• explore carefully 仔细地勘探
• explore completely 完全地勘探
• explore intelligently 理智地研究
• explore methodically 有方法地研究
• explore scientifically 科学地研究
• explore undauntedly 勇敢地探险
• explore zealously 积极地研究

～+介词

• explore for oil 勘探石油

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. explore的基本意思是“考察”“勘探”,常引申表示“探究”“研究”。
2. explore是及物动词,跟简单宾语。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

explore, hunt, search, seek

• 这四个词都有“寻找”“搜索”的意思。其区别在于：第一, hunt和search都是指搜寻具体的人或某一具体事物,而seek则指对崇高目的或抽象事物的追求或向往; explore指对未知事物或新生事物的探索、观察与研究。第二, hunt含有急切的意味,也常指无结果地寻找,而另外三词没有此种意味。例如:
• A police patrol was organized to search for him.警察巡逻队被组织起来去寻找他。
• We must explore all the possibilities.我们必须探讨所有的可能性。
• We are earnestly seeking after the truth.我们在认真地寻找真理。
• I've hunted high and low for my socks.我到处在找我的短袜。

词源解说

• ☆ 16世纪80年代进入英语，直接源自古典拉丁语的resilire，意为调查，搜索；最初源自此语的exporare：ex （出来） + plorare （叫喊），意为打猎用语，大声叫喊将猎物赶出来。

近反义词

【近义词】

• search 搜寻
• investigate 调查
• probe 调查
• hunt 狩猎
• research 研究
• travel 旅行
• examine 检查
• look 看
• discover 发现
• reconnoitre 勘察
• sightsee 观光
• reconnoiter 侦察
• look at （仔细地）看...
• study 研究
• survey 问卷
• open up 打开
• go into 进入
• deal with 讨论
• delve 探究
• quest 探索
• prospect 希望
• seek 寻求
• canvass 游说
• forage 粮草
• delve into 钻研
• into 到 ... 里