drilling; exploration; prospecting
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to drill for exploration; to carry out drilling exploration
Technical term used in geology, mining engineering, and civil engineering for subsurface investigation.
Dì地
zhì质
duì队
zhèng正
zài在
shān山
qū区
zuàn钻
tàn探
，
xún寻
zhǎo找
tóng铜
kuàng矿
zī资
yuán源
。
The geological team is drilling in the mountainous area, searching for copper resources.
Zhè这
xiàng项
gōng工
chéng程
xū需
yào要
xiān先
zài在
dì地
xià下
zuàn钻
tàn探
wǔ五
shí十
mǐ米
shēn深
。
This project requires drilling fifty meters underground first.
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Kē科
xué学
jiā家
men们
tōng通
guò过
zuàn钻
tàn探
qǔ取
de得
le了
bīng冰
xīn芯
yàng样
běn本
。
The scientists obtained ice core samples through drilling.
Zuàn钻
tàn探
shù数
jù据
xiǎn显
shì示
zhè这
lǐ里
kě可
néng能
yǒu有
shí石
yóu油
chǔ储
bèi备
。
Drilling data indicates there may be oil reserves here.