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Inquiry Police N Count Order 例:The Helping 英[ɪn'kwaɪərɪ 美[ɪnˈkwaɪri

单词 inquiry
音标
英[ɪn'kwaɪərɪ] 美[ɪnˈkwaɪri, ˈɪnˌkwaɪri, ˈɪnkwəri, ˈɪŋ-]
解释
n.调查,审查;询问,质问,质询,追究;探究;打听;
例句

N-COUNT
询问;查询;打听
An inquiry is a question which you ask in order to get some information.
例:He made some inquiries and discovered she had gone to the Continent...他打听了一番,发现她已经去了欧陆。
例:After a brief inquiry about the Christmas holiday, he returned to the subject of music.简短地问了一下圣诞假期之后,他又回到了音乐的话题上。

N-COUNT
(官方的)调查,查问
An inquiry is an official investigation.
例:This is the most difficult and shocking murder inquiry I have had to open in the last 25 years...这是 25 年来我所展开的最困难、最令人震惊的谋杀调查。
例:The Democratic Party has called for an independent inquiry into the incident.民主党要求对事件展开独立调查。

N-UNCOUNT
询问(或调查)过程
Inquiry is the process of asking about or investigating something in order to find out more about it.
例:The investigation has suddenly switched to a new line of inquiry.调查突然转向了一条新的线索。

PHRASE
协助警方调查
If you say that someone is helping the police with their inquiries, you mean that the police are questioning them about a crime, but have not yet charged them with it.
例:Two men were helping police with their inquiries at Salisbury last night.两名男子昨天夜里在索尔兹伯里接受了警方盘问。
变形
pl:inquiries~

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