英语词汇“inquest”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

inquest

(ɪnkwest )

Word forms: inquests

1. countable noun

When an inquest is held, a public official hears evidence about someone's death in order to find out the cause.

The inquest into their deaths opened yesterday in Enniskillen. [+ into]

Synonyms: inquiry, investigation, probe, inquisition

2. countable noun [usually singular]

You can refer to an investigation by the people involved into the causes of a defeat or failure as an inquest.

His plea came last night as party chiefs held an inquest into the election disaster. [+ into]

Collocations:

adjourn an inquest

He adjourned the inquest for a week.

The Sun (2010)

The coroner adjourned the inquest for further witnesses to be called.

Times, Sunday Times (2007)

The inquest was adjourned and will resume early next year.

The Sun (2013)

tell an inquest

She told the inquest: 'My initial reaction was that he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol'.

Times, Sunday Times (2015)

A man killed by a train could have been sleepwalking, an inquest was told.

Times, Sunday Times (2007)

But the inquest was told her school had failed to consider what effect excluding her would have.

The Sun (2015)

Translations:

Chinese: 审讯

Japanese: 検死審問

单词	inquest
释义	inquest (ɪnkwest ) Word forms: inquests 1. countable noun When an inquest is held, a public official hears evidence about someone's death in order to find out the cause. The inquest into their deaths opened yesterday in Enniskillen. [+ into] Synonyms: inquiry, investigation, probe, inquisition 2. countable noun [usually singular] You can refer to an investigation by the people involved into the causes of a defeat or failure as an inquest. His plea came last night as party chiefs held an inquest into the election disaster. [+ into] Collocations: adjourn an inquest He adjourned the inquest for a week. The Sun (2010) The coroner adjourned the inquest for further witnesses to be called. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The inquest was adjourned and will resume early next year. The Sun (2013) tell an inquest She told the inquest: 'My initial reaction was that he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol'. Times, Sunday Times (2015) A man killed by a train could have been sleepwalking, an inquest was told. Times, Sunday Times (2007) But the inquest was told her school had failed to consider what effect excluding her would have. The Sun (2015) Translations: Chinese: 审讯 Japanese: 検死審問
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