名詞 exploration:

1. to travel for the purpose of discovery
   同義詞：geographic expedition
2. a careful systematic search
3. a systematic consideration

1. Cave exploration, or potholing, as it has come to be known, is a relatively new sport.
   洞穴勘察－或者洞穴勘探(人們已經(jīng)熟悉了這個詞語)－是一項較新的運動。
2. The Elizabethan age was a time of exploration and discovery.
   英國女王伊麗莎白一世時代是探索和發(fā)現(xiàn)的時代。
3. It is true during their explorations they often faced difficulties and dangers of the most perilous nature.
   確實在探險中，他們經(jīng)常面臨著各種最有危險性的艱難和險阻。
4. They decided to make a full exploration of the accident.
   他們決定對事故做一次全盤研究。

ex.plo.ra.tion

n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of exploring:
探測，探究：探索的行為或事實：
例句：
Arctic exploration; exploration of new theories.
北極探險；新理論的探索

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