考察的英文：
inspect
observe and study

参考例句：

This should not be interpreted in the sense that looking at date without much modeling is an illegitimate activity
这不应该理解为，不大搞模型而只考察数据就是无效劳动。

a comprehensive survey
全面的考察

These were exploratory programs
这些是考察的程序。

explore the Antarctic regions
南极地区考察[探险]

An expedition against the enemy stronghold;a scientific expedition to the South Pole.
对敌人根据地的考察;对南极的科学考察

We're going there on an inspection tour.
我们是去进行参观考察的。

Of or forming an expedition
远征的;探险的;考察的;组成远征队等的

Experts came to survey the burnt-out ruin.
专家们来考察这片废墟。

We set up an observation station in the South Pole where water freezes as soon as it is poured out.
我们在滴水成冰的南极建立了考察站。

Many Europeans explored the continent of africa in the 19th century
许多欧洲人在19世纪考察了非洲大陆。

observe是什么意思：
v. 观察；注意到；遵守；评论

We observed the barometer fall. [The barometer was observed to fall.]
我们看见晴雨表下降。

Observation is the best teacher.
观察是最好的老师。

They observed the behavior of their new pet.
他们观察他们新宠物的生活习性。

study是什么意思：
n. 学习，研究；结论，研究成果；学问，课题；书房
v. 学习，研究；细察；端详

There is no satiety in study
学无止境

This is a studied remark.
这是经过深思熟虑的评语。

This is a macrocosm study.
这是一个整体性研究