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

• The investigation will determine what really happened
  调查会查明到底发生了什么事情。
• Hand in hand with the police inquiries the government has also announced a full investigation.
  在警方调查的同时，政府也宣布要展开彻查。
• DNA fingerprinting has proved the clincher in this investigation
  在这次调查中，DNA指纹鉴定起了决定性的作用。
• The club is under investigation by the fraud squad.
  反诈骗调查组正在对该俱乐部进行调查。
• 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。
• The United States and Israel clashed over demands for a UN investigation into the killings.
  美国和以色列在要求联合国对屠杀事件开展调查这一问题上意见相左。
• The cause of the crash was under investigation
  事故原因正在调查中。
• We are making a thorough investigation
  我们正在进行彻底调查。
• The President has ordered a full investigation
  总统已经下令进行全面调查。
• 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。