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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1.
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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2.
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 。
article.yeeyan.org
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
4.
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 。
www.ecocn.org
5.
After years of practice and exploration, in the decoration project has accumulated rich experience, continued to expand.
经过多年的实践和探索，在装饰工程中积累了丰富的经验，不断扩大。
jīng guò duō nián de shí jiàn hé tàn suǒ , zài zhuāng shì gōng chéng zhōng jī lěi le fēng fù de jīng yàn , bú duàn kuò dà 。
www.juyizhuangshi.com
6.
Through years of exploration, we have found a road of poverty alleviation through development by proceeding from China's realities.
经过多年探索，走出了一条符合中国国情的扶贫开发道路。
jīng guò duō nián tàn suǒ , zǒu chū le yī tiáo fú hé zhōng guó guó qíng de fú pín kāi fā dào lù 。
zhidao.baidu.com
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Green campaigners said the spill demonstrated the dangers of oil exploration, and called for an end to proposals to drill in the Arctic.
绿色活动家们称泄漏证明了石油勘探活动的危险性，并呼吁终结在北极钻探的提案。
lǜ sè huó dòng jiā men chēng xiè lòu zhèng míng le shí yóu kān tàn huó dòng de wēi xiǎn xìng , bìng hū yù zhōng jié zài běi jí zuān tàn de tí àn 。
article.yeeyan.org
8.
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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9.
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 。
article.yeeyan.org
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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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