explore

动词 explore:

1. inquire into
   同义词：research, search
2. travel to or penetrate into
3. examine minutely
4. examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes

1. Can you explore the market possibility for us?
   您能为我们考察一下市场前景吗？
2. But devising incentives to encourage people to save more is a high priority, and the officials said they wanted to explore approaches that would not make much of a dent in Federal revenues, at least for some years.
   但是制订鼓励人们储蓄奖励办法是当务之急，官员们说他们想要寻求不致过分影响联邦岁入的办法，至少几年之内不致影响。
3. He had an itch to get away and explore.
   他等不及要动身去探险。
4. The experts are exploring every part of the island.
   专家们正在勘查这个岛的各个部分。

ex.plore

v.（动词）
ex.plored,ex.plor.ing,ex.plores
v.tr.（及物动词）
To investigate systematically; examine:
钻研：系统地研究；调查：
例句：
explore every possibility.
系统地研究每一个可能性

To search into or travel in for the purpose of discovery:
勘探：为有所发现而进行的探测或旅行：
例句：
exploring outer space.
太空勘探

Medicine To examine for diagnostic purposes.
【医学】 探察：为了诊断的目的而检查
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To make a careful examination or search:
考察：仔细地检查或寻找：
例句：
scientists who have been known to explore in this region of the earth.
以考察这一地域而闻名的科学家们

来源：
Latin explôr3re
拉丁语 explôr3re
ex- [ex-]
ex- [前缀，表.…之外.]
perhaps plôr3re [to cry out, as to rouse game]
可能为 plôr3re [大声呼喊，为提醒比赛]