investigate

英 [ɪn'vestɪɡeɪt] 美 [ɪn'vestɪɡeɪt]

• v. 调查；研究

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 调查; 审查

   examine carefully, or inquire about the reasons for (sth), the character of (sb), etc.

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 调查
2. 研究
3. 审查
4. 试验
5. 追查
6. 勘查
7. 侦查
8. 调研

英英释义

Verb:

1. investigate scientifically;

   "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese"
   

2. conduct an inquiry or investigation of;

   "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"
   "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The police are investigating the murder.
   警察正在调查这件谋杀案。
2. We might be able to help you; I'll investigate the possibilities.
   我们也许能帮助你，我要研究一下这种可能性。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. He has carefully investigated the allegations.
   他对这些指控作了详细调查。
2. They investigated the market for sales of a product.
   他们针对某一产品的销售量进行了市场调查。

经典引文

• Police and fire brigade officials are investigating the cause of the fire.

  出自：Dumfries Courier

• R. B. Haldane..as a member of the Home Office committee investigating prisons had access to any prison.

  出自： R. Ellmann

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• investigate the causes of 调查…的原因

～+副词

• investigate rigidly 严密地调查
• investigate thoroughly 彻底调查

～+介词

• investigate at first hand 直接调查
• investigate into an affair 调查一件事

词义辨析

v. (动词)

investigate, examine, inspect, scrutinize

• 这四个词均有“检查”“审查”的含义。它们之间的区别是:examine为最普通的用语,可指任何方式地、粗略或仔细地检查; inspect和scrutinize都有仔细检查的含义,前者强调通过检查找出缺点或漏洞,后者强调在检查时注意细节的审视。另外examine, inspect, scrutinize既可用于人,又可用于物,而investigate只能用于表示对情况、事态等的调查或检查。试体会下例中这四个词的运用:The detective investigating the murder case examined the body, inspected the scene of the crime, and scrutinized the weapon for clues.正在调查这一谋杀案的侦探检查了尸体,察看了犯罪现场,并仔细检查了凶器以寻找线索。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自拉丁语的investigare，意为沿踪迹搜寻。

近反义词

【近义词】

• examine 检查
• explore 探测
• inspect 检查
• study 研究
• scrutinize 仔细检查
• probe 调查
• research 研究
• look into 调查
• consider 考虑
• poke around 到处寻找(到处闲逛)...
• reconnoitre 勘察
• reconnoiter 侦察
• recce <俚>侦察
• search 搜寻
• review 复习
• inquire 询问
• analyse 分析
• prospect 希望
• canvass 游说
• audit 审计
• enquire 询问