| 单词 | exploratory |
| 释义 | exploratory (once / 11657 pages) adj WORD FAMILY exploratory: nonexploratory, unexploratory+/exploration: explorations/explorative: exploratively, nonexplorative, unexplorative/explore: exploration, explorative, exploratory, explored, explorer, explores, exploring, re-explore/explored: unexplored/explorer: explorers USAGE EXAMPLESA 2008 paper from Virginia Tech, called “An Exploratory Study of Personal Calendar Use,” predicted the march of electronic calendars would be swift and inevitable. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) With noninvasive options exhausted and the wound still refusing to heal, the caretakers chose exploratory surgery. Los Angeles Times(Dec 20, 2016) Exploratory drilling in the Arctic is costly and risky. The Guardian(Dec 20, 2016) adj serving in or intended for exploration or discovery an exploratory operation exploratory reconnaissance digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico exploratory talks between diplomats Syn|Ant explorative alpha early testing stage of a software or hardware product betapreliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product preliminarydenoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding searchingexploring thoroughly wildcat(of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive nonexplorative, nonexploratory, unexplorative, unexploratory not exploratory |
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