exploration

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  • n.探索；勘探；探险；【医】探查术
  • Web考察；探测；探究
Plural Form：explorations  

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EXPLORATION
n.
1.
勘探；勘查；探索the act of travelling through a place in order to find out about it or look for sth in it
the exploration of space
对宇宙空间的探索
oil exploration(= searching for oil in the ground)
石油勘探
2.
探究；研究；探测an examination of sth in order to find out about it
the book's explorations of the human mind
本书对人类思维的研究

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AllAll,探索探索,勘探勘探,探险探险,探查术探查术,考察考察,探测探测,探究探究
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The intellectual exploration loses its immediacy of action when the sharpness of thought is all that matters.
当思想的敏锐是唯一重要的事情，智力上的探索就失去了它行动的即时性。
dāng sī xiǎng de mǐn ruì shì wéi yī zhòng yào de shì qíng , zhì lì shàng de tàn suǒ jiù shī qù le tā xíng dòng de jí shí xìng 。
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More importantly from the point of view of space exploration, largeamounts of water were discovered at the bottom of the Cabeus crater.
不过对于空间探索来说更具意义的是，在被撞击的凯布斯月球坑的底部发现了大量的水。
bú guò duì yú kōng jiān tàn suǒ lái shuō gèng jù yì yì de shì , zài bèi zhuàng jī de kǎi bù sī yuè qiú kēng de dǐ bù fā xiàn le dà liàng de shuǐ 。
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3.
A day's exploration convinced him that this was not the spot.
经过一天的调查，他确信这儿不是事发现场。
jīng guò yī tiān de diào chá , tā què xìn zhè er bú shì shì fā xiàn chǎng 。
wanzy9.blog.163.com
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It had already declined by 24% over the six weeks since the loss of the exploration rig Deepwater Horizon and the start of the spill.
自从钻井平台深水地平线受损石油开始泄漏以来的六周时间里，英国石油股价几乎已经下跌24%。
zì cóng zuān jǐng píng tái shēn shuǐ dì píng xiàn shòu sǔn shí yóu kāi shǐ xiè lòu yǐ lái de liù zhōu shí jiān lǐ , yīng guó shí yóu gǔ jià jī hū yǐ jīng xià diē bǎi fēn zhī èr shí sì 。
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It's an exploration and a conversation between the viewer and one of the industry's luminaries, delivered with wit, depth, and provocation.
它是一种探索，他是与观众的一次促膝交谈，是行业的灯塔，富含智慧、深度和启发。
tā shì yī zhǒng tàn suǒ , tā shì yǔ guān zhòng de yī cì cù xī jiāo tán , shì háng yè de dēng tǎ , fù hán zhì huì 、 shēn dù hé qǐ fā 。
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Space exploration is often seen as an expensive adventure, with little return to the economy, or the investor.
太空探索通常被视为是昂贵的冒险，对于经济或是投资者的回报低。
tài kōng tàn suǒ tōng cháng bèi shì wéi shì áng guì de mào xiǎn , duì yú jīng jì huò shì tóu zī zhě de huí bào dī 。
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Tungsten as an important strategic resource has found a wide utilization in modern life, industry, oil exploration, military equipments etc.
钨在现代工业和生活中有广泛的应用，是一种重要的战略资源。
wū zài xiàn dài gōng yè hé shēng huó zhōng yǒu guǎng fàn de yìng yòng , shì yī zhǒng zhòng yào de zhàn lüè zī yuán 。
geology.nju.edu.cn
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Through practice and exploration, I am pleased to see that the child's verbal skills have improved significantly.
通过实践与探索中，我欣喜地看到，孩子的口头表达能力有了显著的提高。
tōng guò shí jiàn yǔ tàn suǒ zhōng , wǒ xīn xǐ de kàn dào , hái zi de kǒu tóu biǎo dá néng lì yǒu liǎo xiǎn zhù de tí gāo 。
goabroad.zhishi.sohu.com
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In deep overburden layer exploration, the result of a sole geophysical method is usually lower reliability.
在深厚覆盖层勘探中，单一物探方法的结果通常可靠性较低。
zài shēn hòu fù gài céng kān tàn zhōng , dān yī wù tàn fāng fǎ de jié guǒ tōng cháng kě kào xìng jiào dī 。
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The shape of Dooku's lightsaber, with its arabesque curved handle, came out of earlier exploration of Sith villains.
杜库光剑的外形，包括其错综图饰的剑柄，在早期设计西斯反角时就确定了。
dù kù guāng jiàn de wài xíng , bāo kuò qí cuò zōng tú shì de jiàn bǐng , zài zǎo qī shè jì xī sī fǎn jué shí jiù què dìng le 。
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