| 单词 | interrogation |
| 释义 | interrogation (once / 1963 pages) n An interrogation is a question or an intense questioning session. Police do interrogations of suspects all the time. Have you ever heard someone say, "What is this? An interrogation?" People say that when they feel like they're being questioned a little too much. An interrogation can mean a single question or a series of questions. Police stations usually have interrogation rooms for questioning suspects. When someone is doing an interrogation, they're looking for answers, and it's usually about something very serious. WORD FAMILYinterrogation: interrogations+/interrogate: interrogated, interrogates, interrogating, interrogation, interrogative, interrogator, interrogatory/interrogative: interrogatively, interrogatives/interrogator: interrogators/interrogatory: interrogatories USAGE EXAMPLESDahlin’s first interrogation began about 2am that winter morning, as temperatures outside The Residence plunged to six degrees below zero. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) “The findings of the probe form grounds of evidence to justify the interrogation of the prime minister,” its statement said. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) He also underwent questioning by a special Marine interrogation squad. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n an instance of questioning Syn|Ant|Hyper enquiry, inquiry, query, question answer the speech act of replying to a question inquiring, questioning a request for information 2n formal systematic questioning Syn|Hypo|Hyper examination, interrogatory catechism a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views deposition(law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office inquisitiona severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals) third degreeinterrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confession cross-examination(law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination direct examination(law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness redirect examination, reexamination(law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination interviewthe questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists debriefingreport of a mission or task employment interview, job interviewan interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable for a position of employment telephone interviewan interview conducted over the telephone inquiring, questioning a request for information 3n a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply he had trouble phrasing his interrogations Syn|Hypo|Hyper interrogative, interrogative sentence, question cross-question a question asked in cross-examination leading questiona question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer; a lawyer may ask leading questions on cross-examination yes-no questiona question that can be answered by yes or no sentence a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language 4n a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder Hyper transmission communication by means of transmitted signals |
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