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• v.探险; 探索
• ［英］ v.探险 ( to travel in a region previously unknown) ; 探索 ( examine carefully; investigate)
• ［记］ ex+plore ( 大喊) -> 把隐藏的喊出来 -> 探索
• ［同］ 同根词: implore ( 恳求, 哀求) 派生词: exploration ( n.探险, 研究)

Webster Collegiate

verb (explored; exploring)

• Etymology: Latin explorare, from ex- + plorare to cry out
• Date: 1585
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to investigate, study, or analyze ; look into <explore the relationship between social class and learning ability> — sometimes used with indirect questions<to explore where ethical issues arise — R. T. Blackburn>
    • b. to become familiar with by testing or experimenting <explore new cuisines>
  • 2. to travel over (new territory) for adventure or discovery
  • 3. to examine especially for diagnostic purposes <explore the wound>
• intransitive verb
  • to make or conduct a systematic search <explore for oil>

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