exploit/exploration

exploit /ikˈsplɔit/ vt. 1.剥削：exploit child labour 剥削童工 The company exploited its workers with long hours and low pay. 公司通过加工时扣工资的办法来剥削工人。2.开发，开采；利用：to exploit oil under the sea 开采海底石油 We must exploit every opportunity to learn new things. 我们必须利用每个机会学习新事物。

［辨析］exploit指为了某种利益而充分利用或开发、开采某种具体的东西。如：exploit the oil under the sea; tap主要指对自然资源、潜力等的开发、发掘。如：tap natural resources (the production potential) 

exploration n. 勘探，探测