| 单词 | inspector |
| 释义 | inspector (ɪnspektəʳ ) Word forms: inspectors 1. countable noun B2 An inspector is a person, usually employed by a government agency, whose job is to find out whether people are obeying official regulations. The mill was finally shut down by state safety inspectors. Synonyms: examiner, investigator, supervisor, monitor 2. countable noun & title noun In Britain, an inspector is an officer in the police who is higher in rank than a sergeant and lower in rank than a superintendent. Last week gunmen attacked the airport killing a police inspector. I got on the phone to Inspector Joplin at Scotland Yard. 3. countable noun & title noun In the United States, an inspector is an officer in the police who is next in rank to a superintendent or police chief. ...San Francisco police inspector Tony Camileri. Collocations: assistant inspector An assistant inspector phoned another friend of mine the same day asking for food too. Times, Sunday Times She would also become (for seven years) provincial inspector and assistant inspector of hospitals, prisons and charities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His meticulous work earned him being appointed assistant inspector sorting of letters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The initial staff included one deputy and three assistant inspectors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When the building inspector visited, he deemed the work substandard and said it needed to be done again. The Sun (2015) Building inspectors had demanded the installation of earthquake joints. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Today's homes are built on solid foundations in a trench whose depth has been approved by a council building inspector. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Perhaps send an inspector to the sites to review certifications and inspect safety habits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They sent their inspector in and found problems. Times, Sunday Times She sent her inspectors in to find out what was really going on. Times, Sunday Times The board even sent an inspector to yesterday's press conference announcing the bout to weigh him. Times, Sunday Times They would be sending an inspector out, they said, to check whether pictures captured by their 'remote sensor' matched the reality on the ground. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 检查员 Japanese: 検査官 |
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