investigation

英 [ɪnˌvestɪˈɡeɪʃn]

美 [ɪnˌvestɪˈɡeɪʃn]

n.  (正式的)调查，侦查; 科学研究; 学术研究

复数：investigations　

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Oxford 3000 / BNC.1401 / COCA.1175

牛津词典

noun

• （正式的）调查，侦查
  an official examination of the facts about a situation, crime, etc.
  1. a criminal/murder/police investigation
     刑事 / 凶案 / 警方调查
  2. The police have completed their investigations into the accident.
     警察已完成对这次事故的调查。
  3. She is still under investigation .
     她仍在接受调查。
• 科学研究；学术研究
  a scientific or academic examination of the facts of a subject or problem
  1. an investigation into the spending habits of teenagers
     对十几岁青少年的消费习惯进行的调查研究

柯林斯词典

• VERB 调查;审查
  If someone, especially an official,investigatesan event, situation, or claim, they try to find out what happened or what is the truth.
  1. Gas officials are investigating the cause of an explosion which badly damaged a house in Hampshire...
     煤气系统的官员正在调查一起瓦斯爆炸的起因,这起事故严重毁坏了汉普郡的一所房屋。
  2. The two officers were being investigated by the director of public prosecutions...
     两名警官正在接受检察官的审查。
  3. Police are still investigating how the accident happened.
     警方仍然在调查事故的起因。

英英释义

noun

• the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
  Synonym:investigating
• an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
  1. there was a congressional probe into the scandal
  Synonym:probe

双语例句

• He had made a thorough investigation. No wonder he knew so much about it.
  他对此事做了彻底的调查，怪不得他了解得那么多。
• They claim that police lost valuable time in the early part of the investigation
  他们声称警方在调查之初错过了宝贵的时间。
• The President has ordered a full investigation
  总统已经下令进行全面调查。
• The police said Mr Hadfield's decision would have no adverse effect on the progress of the investigation
  警方称哈德菲尔德先生的决定将不会对调查的进展造成不利影响。
• The investigation will determine what really happened
  调查会查明到底发生了什么事情。
• A cabinet minister came under investigation for links to the Mafia.
  一位内阁大臣因被怀疑与黑手党有关联而受到调查。
• Talbot was presented with 80 potential avenues of investigation
  给塔尔博特提出了80种进行调查的可能途径。
• U.S. prosecutors have widened a securities-fraud investigation
  美国检察官扩大了对一起证券欺诈案的调查范围。
• There was concern in the city that police were making little headway in the investigation.
  警方在调查中未能取得什么进展，对此市民有些担心。
• He pledged that there would be no whitewash and that the police would carry out a full investigation
  他保证将不会有任何掩饰，并且警方将进行全面调查。