surveynoun(EXAMINING)UK
The customs officials made us go through the whole rigmarole of opening up our bags for inspection.海关官员让我们打开行李，进行了一番繁琐的检查。
A close inspection revealed minute cracks in the aircraft's fuselage and wings.经过细致的检查，发现飞机的机身和机翼上都有细小的裂缝。
A pitch inspection will determine whether or not the match will be played.
There will be a full investigation into the cause of the crash.
A routine inspection revealed several faults with the engine.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Analysing and evaluating
adjudication
analysable
analyse
analyser
analyst
assign
dive
have the measure of someone/somethingidiom
inspect
interpret
interpretable
interpretive
interpretively
microscope
reinterpret
reinterpretation
reinvestigate
reinvestigation
research
weigh

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Testing, checking and experimenting

inspection | American Dictionary

inspection
noun[ C/U ]
us/ɪnˈspek·ʃən/
the act of looking at something carefully in order to discover information:
[ U ]At first she suspected that the letter was a forgery, but on closer inspection (= looked at more carefully), it appeared to be genuine.
An inspection is also a careful examination by an official to make certain that something is in good condition, or that rules are being obeyed:
[ C ]He made an inspection of the elevators in the building.

inspection | Business English

inspection
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ɪnˈspekʃən/us
the act of looking at something carefully to check its quality or condition:
carry out/make an inspectionNormally you will carry out an inspection of the goods as soon as possible after delivery.
a close/detailed/thorough inspection
on closer/close inspectionThe goods looked fine, but, on closer inspection, several items were found to be faulty.
Please present your ID for inspection when entering the building.
HR, WORKPLACE
an official visit to a building or organization to check that everything is correct and legal:
carry out/make/conduct an inspectionThe architect proposes to carry out an inspection of the building.
a routine/regular/surprise inspectionThey found contamination on some equipment during a routine inspection in October.
The premises are subject to a full inspection by Council officers each year.
fail/pass an inspectionThe hospital must first pass an inspection.
a health and safety inspection
When you're buying a house, you need to get a house inspection done first, to make sure the house is in good condition.

Examples of inspection

inspection
That is, the entire inspection must be in the past.
Over 20% of the respondents experienced major problems in their dealings with inspection agents.
A more detailed inspection, however, of many church buildings, and of the statistics, reveals a different picture.
The inspection system enabled the user to scan the surface of hybrid microcircuits.
Unlike a material failure, the data from a dual-aligner failure will only affect two-thirds of the data received at pre-join inspection.
Intracardiac inspection through a right atriotomy confirmed the discordant atrioventricular connections.
But on closer inspection, it becomes apparent that this is not the only option available to advocates of the politics of compulsion.
Examination of baits may disrupt termite foraging for some period because the anchoring wire and planter bag must be removed for inspection.
The environment will be extended to highlight such sources and to structure their exploration through static inspection of and incremental changes to the program.
It draws conclusions about the ethics and effectiveness of the inspection.
A further logging component is being employed to save a complete protocol of all exchanged messages for later inspection.
Punishments depended on the offence, but she could be warned by the wet-nursing inspection bureau, fined or dismissed.
The data consists of inspection data from the five input files corresponding to aligner inspection, pre-join inspection, and post-join inspection.
This is because the system has all upstream inspection data available.
Minimum standards of quality required for food - especially meat and milk - and living quarters were established and enforced by means of regular inspections.
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Collocations withinspection

inspection

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annual inspection
Annualinspection includes cleaning as required.
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