inspector

noun

/ɪnˈspektə(r)/

/ɪnˈspektər/

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(abbreviation Insp)
an officer of middle rank in the police force
- Inspector Maggie Forbes
- He reached the rank of inspector.
see also chief inspectorTopics Law and justiceb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- police
- Chief
- detective
- …
phrases
- the rank of inspector
See full entry
a person whose job is to visit schools, factories, etc. to check that rules are being obeyed and that standards are acceptable
- a school/health/safety inspector
Extra Examples
- An inspector was sent to the scene of the incident.
- He agreed to allow weapons inspectors in his country.
- Independent inspectors were called in.
- The school inspectors were called in.
- UN weapons inspectors
- an inspector of prisons
- the inspector in charge of producing the report
- The health and safety inspector wrote a worrying report on the building.
Topics Educationc1, Jobsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- chief
- deputy
- local
- …
verb + inspector
- call
- call in
- send
- …
inspector + verb
- arrive
- visit
- be in charge of something
- …
preposition
- inspector of
See full entry
(in the UK) a person whose job is to check tickets on a bus or trainTopics Transport by bus and trainb2

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin, from inspicere (from in- ‘in’ + specere ‘look at’).

单词	inspector
释义	inspector noun /ɪnˈspektə(r)/ /ɪnˈspektər/ jump to other results (abbreviation Insp) an officer of middle rank in the police force Inspector Maggie Forbes He reached the rank of inspector. see also chief inspectorTopics Law and justiceb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective police Chief detective … phrases the rank of inspector See full entry a person whose job is to visit schools, factories, etc. to check that rules are being obeyed and that standards are acceptable a school/health/safety inspector Extra Examples An inspector was sent to the scene of the incident. He agreed to allow weapons inspectors in his country. Independent inspectors were called in. The school inspectors were called in. UN weapons inspectors an inspector of prisons the inspector in charge of producing the report The health and safety inspector wrote a worrying report on the building. Topics Educationc1, Jobsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective chief deputy local … verb + inspector call call in send … inspector + verb arrive visit be in charge of something … preposition inspector of See full entry (in the UK) a person whose job is to check tickets on a bus or trainTopics Transport by bus and trainb2 Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin, from inspicere (from in- ‘in’ + specere ‘look at’).
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