prospect

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpɹɒspɛkt/

動詞

自動詞

(intransitive) To search, as for gold. / (geology, mining) To determine which minerals or metals are present in a location.

日本語の意味

（金鉱探査などで使われる用法）金や他の鉱物を探しに行く / （地質学・鉱業の文脈で）ある場所にどの鉱物や金属が存在するかを調査する

英語の意味

(intransitive) To search, as for gold. / (geology, mining) To determine which minerals or metals are present in a location.

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We decided to prospect along the riverbank for gold.

私たちは金を見つけようと川岸沿いを探すことにした。

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意味（1）

(intransitive) To search, as for gold.

Among the ancient sites in the Taklamakan Desert which are frequented by Khotan treasure seekers, and which the prospecting parties sent out by me had visited, none seemed to offer better opportunities for systematic excavations than the one known to them as Dandan-Uilik.

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意味（2）

(geology, mining) To determine which minerals or metals are present in a location.

prospects （ present singular third-person ）

prospecting （ participle present ）

prospected （ participle past ）

prospected （ past ）