| 单词 | scrutinize |
| 释义 | scrutinize (once / 1557 pages) v If you want to examine something closely and go over every single detail, then you should scrutinize it. Like the way your mom probably assesses your outfit before you leave the house for school. Scrutinizing is very different from glancing or gazing. It's even more than a long, hard look. To scrutinize something, you have to look at it really critically, investigating every nook and cranny. Often things are scrutinized to verify if they're correct or authentic. So it makes perfect sense that this verb is rooted in the Latin word scrutari, which means “to search.” WORD FAMILYscrutinize: scrutinized, scrutinizer, scrutinizes, scrutinizing+/scrutineer: scrutineers/scrutinise: scrutinised, scrutiniser, scrutinises, scrutinising/scrutiniser: scrutinisers/scrutinizer: scrutinizers/scrutiny: scrutineer, scrutinies, scrutinise, scrutinize USAGE EXAMPLESNow it’s his turn to do some scrutinizing. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) A military spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition said in an email that all potential targets are scrutinized to ensure that they are “genuine.” Washington Post(Dec 26, 2016) Local authorities also ask to scrutinize all evangelical material, including adverts for charity events, according to Catholic faithful. Reuters(Dec 23, 2016) 1v examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification Syn|Hyper audit, inspect, scrutinise analyse, analyze, canvas, canvass, examine, study consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning 2v look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror Syn|Hyper scrutinise, size up, take stock examine, see observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect |
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