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单词 inquiry
释义
inquiry
noun
(UKalsoenquiry)
uk
/ɪnˈkwaɪə.ri/us
/ˈɪŋ.kwɚ.i/

inquirynoun(QUESTION)

B1[CorU]
(theprocessofasking) aquestion:
询问，打听
I've beenmakinginquiriesabout/intothecostof a round-the-worldticket.我一直在打听环球游的票价。
formalInquiryintothematterispointless- no one willtellyou anything.打听这件事没有用——没有人会告诉你。
More examples
  • Who will beleadingthe inquiry into theaccident?
  • The inquiryfoundevidenceofseriousmisapplicationoffunds.
  • Thenominationof Judge Watkins asheadof the inquiry was asurprise.
  • There is to be anofficialinquiry into theincident.
  • A newteamofdetectiveswere called in toconductafreshinquiry.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Questioning people & asking questions in general
  • ask aftersomeone
  • ask questions ofsomeone/somethingidiom
  • besomeone'sfor the askingidiom
  • beat
  • beatsomethingout ofsomeone
  • bombard
  • cross-examine
  • doorstep
  • inquire withinidiom
  • interviewer
  • pin
  • putsomeonetosomethingidiom
  • Q, q
  • reinterview
  • resurvey
  • retest
  • rhetorical question
  • roll
  • survey
  • the third degreeidiom
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inquirynoun(PROCESS)

C2[C]
anofficialprocesstodiscoverthefactsabout somethingbadthat hashappened:
调查，查究
ajudicialinquiry司法调查
Citizens havedemandedafullinquiryintothe government'shandlingof theepidemic.公众要求全面调查政府对这场传染病的处置是否得当。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Analysing and evaluating
  • adjudication
  • analysable
  • analyse
  • analyser
  • dive
  • enquiry
  • gauge
  • go over
  • go through
  • have the measure ofsomeone/somethingidiom
  • inspect
  • inspection
  • probe
  • reinterpret
  • reinterpretation
  • reinvestigate
  • reinvestigation
  • research
  • scratch
  • the acid test
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(Definition ofinquiryfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

inquiry| American Dictionary

inquiry
noun[C/U]
(alsoenquiry)
us
/ɪnˈkwɑɪər·i,ˈɪn·kwə·ri/
theactofaskingforinformation:
[C]I’ve made inquiries about thecostof aticket.
An inquiry is also anofficialattempttodiscoverthefactsabout something.
(Definition ofinquiryfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

inquiry| Business English

inquiry
noun
uk
/ɪnˈkwaɪəri/us
pluralinquiries(UKalsoenquirypluralenquiries)
[C]
aquestionorrequestforinformationabout someone or something:
receive/get an inquiryThecompanyhasreceivedmore than 1,000 inquiries since theylaunchedtheinsurancepolicylastmonth.
make an inquiry about sthWe havereceivedhundreds ofcallsfrompeoplemaking inquiries aboutavailabilityof theproduct.
inquiries from sbA customer-relationsserviceanswers2,000 inquiries from thepubliceachweek.
customer/media inquiryPleasenotethat thisnumberis formediainquiries only.
toanswer/dealwith/handleinquiries
atelephone/emailinquiry
initial/preliminary/furtherinquiries
general/specificinquiries
[U]
theprocessofaskingaquestionoraskingforinformationabout someone or something:
Onfurtherinquiry, thecompanywas told that thecontractshad beencancelled.
[C]GOVERNMENT
anofficialprocesstodiscoverthefactsabout something,especiallysomethingbadthat hashappened:
hold/launch/open an inquiry into sthThe CompetitionsCommissionwillholdan inquiry into theincident.
The Council has set upanindependentinquirywhich will show theeffectofclosureof theplant.
[CorU]IT
anattempttofindinformationthat iskeptelectronically:
Thedatabasemanagementsystemoffersafacilityfor on-lineupdateand inquiry.
line of inquiryplurallines of inquiry
a way offindingoutinformation:
Thecompanyispursuingitsownlinesof inquiry into thefraud.
(Definition ofinquiryfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinquiry

inquiry
With a background in philosophical logic and metaphysics, his current research interests focus on the theoretical basis of bioethicalinquiry.
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Psychologicalinquiryinto human prejudice processes also benefits from adaptationist principles.
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The town clerk and the borough surveyor reinforced these points in their statements to theinquiry.
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The number of requests per authorinquiryaveraged more than two.
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In each of these areas ofinquiry, the themes of organized complexity, developmental transactions, and the meaning of context are pervasive.
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Rather, the focus ofinquiryshould be on the imagination since both theoretical reason and practical reason make use of imagination in their own way.
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Bioethics really started as aninquiryinto the largely uncontrolled practices, habits, and proceedings of the medical structure and profession.
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Additionally, innovations in archaeological theory and methodology have led to the exploration of new directions ofinquiry.
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He employs not simply an ends-justifying-means reasoning but, instead, a view that the end is self-justifying whereas the process ofinquiryis itself somewhat dispensable.
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The two approaches have been on increasingly divergent paths for several decades, to their mutual detriment and despite overlapping areas ofinquiry.
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Such a philosophically sanctionedinquiryfor chemistry meant, however, that it resolved mixt bodies into the three spagyric principles.
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For scholars employing the conventional framework, these two assumptions often substitute for any extendedinquiryinto legislative deliberation and negotiation.
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Suchinquiryrequires that scholars interested in state-building and policy development engage with the work of those who specialize in political behavior.
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At the same time, the need for careful linguistic description is as urgent as ever, for the dual purposes of scientificinquiryand clinical application.
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In thisinquiry, earned secures did not replay poor parenting behavioral patterns under high levels of daily hassles.
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Collocationswithinquiry

inquiry

These are words often used in combination withinquiry.

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academic inquiry
The questions of what constitutes civil society and how it relates to the state and the market have long been the focus ofacademicinquiry.
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area of inquiry
It is anareaofinquirythat in itself deserves to be pursued more intensively in future research.
From theCambridge English Corpus
avenue of inquiry
The present findings suggest oneavenueofinquiry.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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