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词汇 investigation
释义 investigation
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ɪnˌves.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ us /ɪnˌves.təˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
B2
the act or process of examining a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth: (对犯罪,问题,陈述等的)调查(尤指为了发现真相)
An investigation has been under way for several days into the disappearance of a 13-year-old boy.对一名13岁男孩失踪展开的调查已进行了好几天。
a full/thorough investigation of the incident对该事件全面的调查
Currently, the individuals who might have caused the accident are subject to/under investigation.目前,所有可能引发这起事故的个人都在接受调查。
The bank conducted its own internal investigation into the robbery.
A lengthy police investigation failed to produce any evidence on which the suspect could be convicted.警方的长期调查并未发现任何能证明疑犯有罪的证据。
There will be a full investigation to work out what caused the accident.将进行全面的调查以找出事故发生的原因。
Both companies are under investigation for corrupt practices.两家公司都在接受腐败行为调查。
They decided to reopen the investigation when some new evidence emerged.
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investigation | American Dictionary


investigation
noun[ C/U ]
us/ɪnˌves·tɪˈɡeɪ·ʃən/
the act of examining something carefully, esp. to discover the truth about it:
[ C ]a criminal investigation
[ U ]The cause of the fire is under investigation (= is being examined).

investigation | Business English


investigation
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ɪnˌvestɪˈɡeɪʃən/us
the careful examination of a crime, problem, statement, etc., especially to discover the truth:
an investigation into sthAn investigation into possible insider dealing has been begun by the stock exchange.
the investigation of sthThe investigation of the theft of a state data backup device last month continues.
The Financial Services Authority launched an investigation.
criminal/civil/internal investigation
be under investigation (for sth)Several companies are under investigation for fraud.
The Justice Department is conducting investigations of alleged price-fixing at the company.
continuing/ongoing investigation

Examples of investigation


investigation
This study was part of a larger qualitative investigation of older women, physical activity and health.
Further investigation is required, because the issues are too important for simply assuming that persistence and intractability necessarily imply an organic genesis.
Many students in my class were inspired by these readings to carry on further investigations, finding more data and phonetic support for the phonological claims.
The restriction of fingerprint collection to people already suspected of a crime reinforced the tendency to rely upon punishment rather than effective state investigation.
A complete specification of the model will require more investigation of the role of top-down inhibition among representations.
This relatively new area of investigation, requiring the impregnation of thin sections, stresses the importance of micro-textures, micro-structures and post-depositional changes.
In their investigation, only one child told more than the pictures/films displayed.
Latent structure of eating disorder symptoms : a factor analytic and taxometric investigation.
This latter approach is favoured in semantical investigations as it renders no proof-theoretical problems when forming term models.
Unit 1 outlines the theoretical framework for the authors' investigation.
Our contribution is thus an exploration of the language design space rather than a theoretical investigation of properties of these models.
Prevalent themes were identified and broad categories formed which were then subjected to more detailed data investigation of sub-categories nested within the broad categories.
In the current investigation, being of the second type, things look a bit different.
A good model system for studies on invertebrate immunity is the investigation of immunity to parasites.
Thus, the two epistemic styles emphasized different goals, processes of investigation, and standards of evidence.
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Collocations withinvestigation


investigation

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active investigation
The advantages, however, include a topicality and a constant reminder of the many exciting frontiers under activeinvestigation.
archaeological investigation
The success of any archaeologicalinvestigation depends on an effective articulation of theory, methodology, and data.
avenues of investigation
I believe it would be enriching for both avenues of investigation to proceed apace.
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