done with the intention of examining something in order to find out more about it 探索的;探究的;探测的;勘探的 exploratory surgery 探索性手术 exploratory drilling for oil 钻井勘探石油 an exploratory expedition up the Amazon 亚马逊河上游的探险 Exploratory discussions between management and the unions have ended in stalemate. 管理层和工会之间的试探性讨论以僵局告终。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryExploratory is used with these nouns:- meeting
- operation
- stage
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin exploratorius, from Latin explorare ‘search out’, from ex- ‘out’ + plorare ‘utter a cry’.