[VERB 动词]调查；审查 If someone, especially an official, investigates an event, situation, or claim, they try to find out what happened or what is the truth.
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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。
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。
Police are still investigating how the accident happened.
警方仍然在调查事故的起因。
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He ordered an investigation into the affair...
他命令对此事件展开调查。
He has been notified by magistrates that he is under investigation for corruption.
地方法官告知他因为贪污腐败问题正在对他进行审查。
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in·ves·ti·gate★AWL/ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt; NAmEɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/verb1★[intransitive , transitive ]to carefully examine the facts of a situation, an event, a crime, etc. to find out the truth about it or how it happened 调查，侦查（某事）◆The FBI has been called in to investigate.联邦调查局奉命进行调查。◆( informal) ‘What was that noise?’ ‘I'll go and investigate.’“那是什么声音？”“我去看一下。”investigatesth ◆Police are investigating possible links between the murders.警察正在调查这些谋杀案之间可能存在的关联。investigatewhat, how, etc… ◆Police are investigating what happened.警察正在调查事情发生的经过。☞collocationsat
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2★[transitive ]investigatesb (for sth) to try to find out information about sb's character, activities, etc. 调查（某人）◆This is not the first time he has been investigated by the police for fraud.这不是警方第一次调查他是否有欺诈行为。3★[transitive , intransitive ]to find out information and facts about a subject or problem by study or research 研究；调查investigate(sth) ◆Scientists are investigating the effects of diet on fighting cancer.科学家正在研究饮食的抗癌作用。investigatehow, what, etc… ◆The research investigates how foreign speakers gain fluency.这项研究旨在调查讲外语的人如何增加流利程度。investigateinvestigatesinvestigatedinvestigatingin·ves·ti·gate/ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt; NAmEɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/
1[intransitive, transitive] to try to find out the truth about something such as a crime, accident, or scientific problem: The state police are investigating the incident. The study investigates the impact of violent TV programming on children. I heard a noise and went downstairs to investigate.RegisterIn everyday English, people often say look into something rather than investigate something:· I’ll ask my colleague to look into it.2[transitive] to try to find out more about someone’s character, actions etc, because you think they may have been involved in a crime: Penney was already being investigated by the police on suspicion of murder.THESAURUSinvestigate to try to find out the truth about something such as a crime, accident, or scientific problem: · Police are investigating an explosion in the city centre.· The aim of the study is to investigate how climate change is affecting animal behaviour.· There were fears he may have drowned in the lake, so divers were sent down to investigate.look into something to find out more about a problem, especially after someone has asked you to do this: · The manager promised to look into my complaint.· Please could you look into the matter for me?explore to consider or discuss something, in order to help you decide what you should do: · Military leaders are exploring new ways of defending the United States from terrorism.· I’m going to explore the possibility of a part-time job.probe [intransitive, transitive] to try to find secret or hidden information, especially by asking questions: · The press began probing into the actor’s private life.· We have been probing the reasons why the government has been so slow to react to the problem of climate change.delve [intransitive] to look somewhere in order to try to find more information about something, especially something that is difficult to find out about: · Over the past year Ms Deen has been delving into the national archives, in order to discover information on the early Muslim settlers.· I think we need to delve a little deeper.be under investigation if someone or their activities are under investigation, the police are trying to find out if they have done something illegal: · Several public figures are under investigation for corruption.