| 单词 | survey |
| 释义 | survey —surveyable, adj. v. /seuhr vay"/; n. /serr"vay, seuhr vay"/, v., n., pl. surveys. v.t. 1. to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc. 2. to view in detail, esp. to inspect, examine, or appraise formally or officially in order to ascertain condition, value, etc. 3. to conduct a survey of or among: to survey TV viewers. 4. to determine the exact form, boundaries, position, extent, etc., of (a tract of land, section of a country, etc.) by linear and angular measurements and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry. v.i. 5. to survey land; practice surveying. n. 6. an act or instance of surveying or of taking a comprehensive view of something: The course is a survey of Italian painting. 7. a formal or official examination of the particulars of something, made in order to ascertain condition, character, etc. 8. a statement or description embodying the result of this: They presented their survey to the board of directors. 9. a sampling, or partial collection, of facts, figures, or opinions taken and used to approximate or indicate what a complete collection and analysis might reveal: The survey showed the percentage of the population that planned to vote. 10. the act of determining the exact form, boundaries, position, etc., as of a tract of land or section of a country, by linear measurements, angular measurements, etc. 11. the plan or description resulting from such an operation. 12. an agency for making determinations: U.S. Geological Survey. [1425-75; late ME surveien (v.) < AF surveier, MF surv(e)ier, surveoir to oversee, equiv. to sur- SUR-1 + v(e)ier < L videre to see] |
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