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单词 investigate
释义
investigate
verb[IorT]
uk
/ɪnˈves.tɪ.ɡeɪt/us
/ɪnˈves.tə.ɡeɪt/
B2
toexamineacrime,problem,statement, etc.carefully,especiallytodiscoverthetruth:
（尤指为揭开真相）调查，审查
Policeare investigatingallegationsofcorruptioninvolvingseniorexecutives.警方正在调查对高级管理人员涉嫌贪污的指控。
[+ question word]We are ofcourseinvestigatinghowanerrorlike this could haveoccurred.我们当然正在调查发生此类错误的原因。
Investigatingfurther, wediscoveredthat Carol was thepersonwho took thecall.
More examples
  • ScotlandYard have been called in to investigate themurder.
  • Theremitof thisofficialinquiryis to investigate thereasonsfor theaccident.
  • Thegovernmentset up acommissionto investigate theproblemofinnercityviolence.
  • The UN is investigating newmethodsofpopulationcontrol.
  • Iwonderwhat thatnoisewas in thekitchen- I'dbettergo and investigate.
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Analysing and evaluating
  • adjudication
  • analysable
  • analyse
  • analyser
  • enquiry
  • gauge
  • go over
  • go through
  • have the measure ofsomeone/somethingidiom
  • inspect
  • inspection
  • probe
  • reinterpretation
  • reinvestigate
  • reinvestigation
  • research
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  • scratch
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(Definition ofinvestigatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
investigate
verb[T]
uk
/ɪnˈves.tɪ.ɡeɪt/us
/ɪnˈves.tə.ɡeɪt/
B2
toexamineacrime,problem,statement, etc.carefully,especiallytodiscoverthetruth
（尤指为揭开真相）调查，审查
Police are investigatingallegationsofcorruptioninvolvingseniorexecutives.警方正在调查对高级管理人员涉嫌贪污的指控。
[+ question word]We are ofcourseinvestigatinghowanerrorlike this could haveoccurred.我们当然正在调查发生此类错误的原因。
More examples
  • ScotlandYard have been called in to investigate themurder.
  • Theremitof thisofficialinquiryis to investigate thereasonsfor theaccident.
  • Thegovernmentset up acommissionto investigate theproblemofinnercityviolence.
  • The UN is investigating newmethodsofpopulationcontrol.
  • Iwonderwhat thatnoisewas in thekitchen- I'dbettergo and investigate.

investigate| American Dictionary

investigate
verb[I/T]
us
/ɪnˈves·tɪˌɡeɪt/
toexaminesomethingcarefully,esp. todiscoverthetruthabout it:
[I]There was asuspiciousman near theplayground, and weaskedthepoliceto investigate.
[T]Theschoolcreatedanindependentreviewboardto investigatechargesofmisconduct.

investigator

noun[C]us
/ɪnˈves·tɪˌɡeɪ·t̬ər/
Shehiredaprivateinvestigator tocheckinto her husband’sactivities.
(Definition ofinvestigatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

investigate| Business English

investigate
verb
uk
/ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/us
[IorT]
toexamineacrime,problem,statement, etc.carefully,especiallytodiscoverthetruth:
TheFBIwas called in to investigate.
Detectives willcontinueto investigate theincident.
investigate allegations/claims/complaints of sthTheofficeis investigating theallegationsofembezzlement.
investigate how/whether/whyThecommissionwill investigate whether thesecompaniesviolatedanti-trustlaws.
[T]
totrytodiscoverthetruthabout someone who isaccusedof acrime:
investigate sb for sthTheIRSare investigating Williams forallegedtaxfraud.

investigator

noun[C]
Investigatorsdiscoveredthat thebankhadcoveredupmassivebadloans.
(Definition ofinvestigatefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinvestigate

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The third approach uses planning effects on task performance toinvestigatehow learners monitor their language.
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Various aspects of the interaction of relativistically intense pulses with preformed plasmas and solid targets were investigated in the experiments.
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A second common feature of qualitative research is the emphasis upon the description of the setting being investigated.
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This is being investigated for traits in rice such as grain width and protein contents where significant genotype by environment interaction has been detected.
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In particular, problems of coexistence and exclusion of competing species have been theoretically investigated using models based on partial and ordinary differential equations.
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The impact of singing on children's psychological state and well-being was investigated with a participant population of 76 pre-pubertal children.
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The studies that investigated the effects of fruits and vegetables have demonstrated some protective effects.
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Toinvestigatethese hypotheses, we defined a number of regions that have been identified as part of the social brain network in adults.
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Here weinvestigatean idealised problem where the rigid bottom is replaced by a layer with a damping mechanism.
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This also illustrates that segmental reductions should be investigated in context, not as an isolated phenomenon.
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We generalize the notion of reversible systems in symbolic dynamics, andinvestigatetheir properties.
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Finally, we investigated the genetic relationship between affective and somatic depressive symptoms.
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The aim of this study was toinvestigateoutcome in frequent attenders in secondary care who present repeatedly with medically unexplained symptoms.
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