exploration

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n.探索；勘探；探险；【医】探查术
Web考察；探测；探究

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mineral exploration

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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