1. | [t][i] 勘探;勘查;探索;考察to travel to or around an area or a country in order to learn about it |
The city is best explored on foot. 最好是徒步探索这个城市。 | |
They explored the land to the south of the Murray River. 他们勘查了墨累河以南的地区。 | |
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。 | |
companies exploring for(= searching for) oil 石油勘探公司 |
2. | [t] ~ sth 探究;调查研究;探索;探讨to examine sth completely or carefully in order to find out more about it |
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。 |
3. | [t] ~ sth (用手或其他部位)触摸,探查to feel sth with your hands or another part of the body |
She explored the sand with her toes. 她用脚趾触探沙子。 |