1、connect
(使)连接
You can connect the machine to your hi-fi.
你可以把机器连在高保真音响上。
The traditional method is to enter the exchanges at night and connect the wires.
传统的办法是晚上进入电话局,把线连上。
(接线员)给…接通电话
To call the police, an ambulance or the fire brigade dial 999 and the operator will connect you.
呼叫警察、救护车或消防队,请拨打999,接线员会为您接通电话。
He asked to be connected to the central switchboard.
他请求接到总机。
(火车或飞机等)联运,衔接
a train connecting with a ferry to Ireland.
与开往爱尔兰的渡船联运的火车
My connecting plane didn't depart for another six hours.
我搭乘的联运航班又过了6个小时才起飞。
2、exploration
在…探险;探测;勘察;考察
I just wanted to explore Paris, read Sartre, listen to Sidney Bechet.
我就想逛逛巴黎,读读萨特的作品,听听悉尼·贝谢的音乐。
After exploring the old part of town there is a guided tour of the cathedral.
游览完老城区之后,会由导游带队参观大教堂。
探讨,研究(观点或建议)
The secretary is expected to explore ideas for post-war reconstruction of the area.
部长预计将会探讨这个地区战后重建的意见。
The film explores the relationship between artist and instrument.
这部电影探究了艺术家和乐器之间的关系。
勘探
Central to the operation is a mile-deep well, dug originally to explore for oil.
那次行动的重点是一口深达1英里的井,最初钻那口井是为了勘探石油。
The government is allowing the areas of inshore coastal waters to be explored for oil and gas.
当局允许在近海海域勘探石油和天然气。