资料来源 : pyDict

勘探,探测;探究,探索

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Explore \Ex*plore"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Explored}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Exploring}.] [L. explorare to explore; ex out+plorare
   to cry out aloud,prob. orig., to cause to flow; perh. akin to
   E. flow: cf. F. explorer.]
   1. To seek for or after; to strive to attain by search; to
      look wisely and carefully for. [Obs.]

            Explores the lost, the wandering sheep directs.
                                                  --Pope.

   2. To search through or into; to penetrate or range over for
      discovery; to examine thoroughly; as, to explore new
      countries or seas; to explore the depths of science.
      ``Hidden frauds [to] explore.'' --Dryden.

资料来源 : WordNet®

explore
     v 1: inquire into [syn: {research}, {search}]
     2: travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in
        biology"
     3: examine minutely
     4: examine (organs etc.) for diagnostic purposes