exploration

noun

OPAL W

/ˌekspləˈreɪʃn/

[countable, uncountable]

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the act of travelling through a place in order to find out about it or look for something in it
- Budgets for space exploration have been cut back.
- oil exploration (= searching for oil in the ground)
- Lewis and Clark's exploration of the vast uncharted area of the north-west
Extra Examples
- the exploration of space
- Exploration activity slowed during the 1970s.
- Extensive exploration was carried out using the latest drilling technology.
- speculative exploration for oil
- Mineral exploration is continuing throughout the area.
- The ship is designed for deep space exploration.
- Interest developed in the scientific exploration of the sea.
- Much of a child's play is concerned with the exploration of his/her environment.
- This was the time of Humboldt's explorations in South America.
- Cook charted the coast of New Zealand on his first voyage of exploration.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- energy
- gas
- mineral
- …
verb + exploration
- carry out
- begin
- continue
- …
exploration + verb
- take place
exploration + noun
- activity
- programme/program
- company
- …
preposition
- exploration for
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an examination of something in order to find out about it
- These findings merit further exploration.
- the book’s explorations of the human mind
Extra Examples
- My ideas needed more careful exploration.
- creative exploration of music as a medium in education
- her personal exploration of spirituality
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- brief
- extensive
- deep
- …
verb + exploration
- need
- require
- begin
- …
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Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting an investigation): from French, or from Latin exploratio(n-), from the verb explorare ‘search out’, from ex- ‘out’ + plorare ‘utter a cry’. The current sense dates from the early 19th cent.

单词	exploration
释义	exploration noun OPAL W /ˌekspləˈreɪʃn/ /ˌekspləˈreɪʃn/ [countable, uncountable] jump to other results the act of travelling through a place in order to find out about it or look for something in it Budgets for space exploration have been cut back. oil exploration (= searching for oil in the ground) Lewis and Clark's exploration of the vast uncharted area of the north-west Extra Examples the exploration of space Exploration activity slowed during the 1970s. Extensive exploration was carried out using the latest drilling technology. speculative exploration for oil Mineral exploration is continuing throughout the area. The ship is designed for deep space exploration. Interest developed in the scientific exploration of the sea. Much of a child's play is concerned with the exploration of his/her environment. This was the time of Humboldt's explorations in South America. Cook charted the coast of New Zealand on his first voyage of exploration. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective energy gas mineral … verb + exploration carry out begin continue … exploration + verb take place exploration + noun activity programme/program company … preposition exploration for See full entry an examination of something in order to find out about it These findings merit further exploration. the book’s explorations of the human mind Extra Examples My ideas needed more careful exploration. creative exploration of music as a medium in education her personal exploration of spirituality Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective brief extensive deep … verb + exploration need require begin … See full entry Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting an investigation): from French, or from Latin exploratio(n-), from the verb explorare ‘search out’, from ex- ‘out’ + plorare ‘utter a cry’. The current sense dates from the early 19th cent.
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