| 单词 | investigation |
| 释义 | investigation (once / 154 pages) n If something has gone missing, conduct an investigation to find it. To do this, seek out details associated with its disappearance, asking questions and gathering evidence in order to find out what happened to it. If you watch a lot of detective shows, it won’t surprise you to learn that the noun investigation traces back to the Latin words in-, meaning “into,” and vestigium, meaning “footprint, track.” An investigation may not always involve people looking for footprints at a crime scene, but that methodical gathering of details and other evidence associated with a crime or wrongdoing is at the heart of any investigation. WORD FAMILYinvestigation: investigations+/investigate: investigated, investigates, investigating, investigation, investigative, investigator, investigatory/investigative: investigatively/investigator: investigators USAGE EXAMPLESThat’s why comparative findings should be viewed only as a first step to more investigation, she said. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Several Israeli media outlets reported that Netanyahu is the subject of two police investigations. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The cause of the outage was under investigation. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1n an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities Syn|Hypo|Hyper probe fishing expedition an investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information enquiry, inquiry, research a search for knowledge 2n the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper investigating Human Genome Project an international study of the entire human genetic material analysis an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole count, counting, enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tallythe act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order police investigation, police workthe investigation of criminal activities empiricismthe application of empirical methods in any art or science examination, scrutinythe act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) examination, testingthe act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned enquiry, inquirya systematic investigation of a matter of public interest researchsystematic investigation to establish facts searchan investigation seeking answers tabulationthe act of putting into tabular form tap, wiretapthe act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information audita methodical examination or review of a condition or situation PM, autopsy, necropsy, post-mortem, post-mortem examination, postmortem, postmortem examinationan examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease checkup, health check, medical, medical checkup, medical exam, medical examinationa thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person comparing, comparisonthe act of examining resemblances fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comba method of examining in minute detail follow-up, followup, reexamination, reviewa subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment going-overa careful and thorough inspection look-over, once-overa swift cursory examination or inspection ophthalmoscopyexamination of the interior of an eye using an ophthalmoscope palpation, tactual explorationa method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional) detecting, detection, detective work, sleuthinga police investigation to determine the perpetrator forensicsscientific tests or techniques used in the investigation of crimes roundupthe systematic gathering up of suspects by the police 11-plus, eleven-plus(formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school operations researchresearch designed to determine most efficient way to do something means testan inquiry into the financial position of someone applying for financial aid inquestan inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death field workan investigation carried out in the field rather than in a laboratory or headquarters market research, marketing researchresearch that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of good or services from producer to consumer microscopyresearch with the use of microscopes probean investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity research project, scientific researchresearch into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses endoscopyvisual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope gonioscopyan examination of the front part of the eye to check the angle where the iris meets the cornea; it is used to distinguish between open-angle glaucoma and closed-angle glaucoma keratoscopyexamination of the cornea with a keratoscope to detect irregularities in its anterior surface rhinoscopyexamination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx) scanthe act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region searchboarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas study, surveya detailed critical inspection testingan examination of the characteristics of something motion study, time and motion study, time study, time-and-motion study, time-motion study, work studyan analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort anatomya detailed analysis case studya detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view chemical analysis, qualitative analysisthe act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements cost analysisbreaking down the costs of some operation and reporting on each factor separately dissectiondetailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work) fundamental analysis, fundamentals analysis(stock exchange) the use of fundamentals as an investment strategy technical analysis, technical analysis of stock trends(stock exchange) analysis of past price changes in the hope of forecasting future price changes surveillanceclose observation of a person or group (usually by the police) blood countthe act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample census, nose count, nosecounta periodic count of the population countdowncounting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle) miscountan inaccurate count pollthe counting of votes (as in an election) recountan additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election sperm countthe act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate inspection, reviewa formal or official examination bank examinationan examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a state or federal bank examiner work activity directed toward making or doing something |
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