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词汇 detective
释义 detective
noun[ C ]
uk /dɪˈtek.tɪv/ us /dɪˈtek.tɪv/
B1
someone whose job is to discover information about crimes and find out who is responsible for them: 侦探
a private detective私家侦探
detective stories侦探故事
used as part of the title of particular ranks in the police force: 警探(用于某些级别的警察头衔)
Detective Sergeant Lewis刘易斯探长
Her new detective series will be her debut on the small screen.她新出演的系列侦探剧将是她首次在电视上亮相。
She hired a private detective to find out if her husband was having an affair.她雇了一名私人侦探,调查她丈夫是不是有外遇。
A private detective has apparently unearthed some fresh evidence.
The detective on the case has been suspended from duty.
During the investigation, two detectives assumed the identities of antiques dealers.在案件调查中,两名侦探假装成古董商。
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People who work for the police service

detective | American Dictionary


detective
noun[ C ]
us/dɪˈtek·tɪv/
a police officer whose job is to discover information about crimes and find out who is responsible for them

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detective
Professionals of all sorts - detectives, doctors, and lawyers - ignore at their own risk the insight and advice of the amateurs below stairs.
Work is duplicated because the custody officer may enter information into one computer, while upstairs the detectives are putting the same information into another system.
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Does it mean the setting up of a huge new department, with experts and detectives, and slide-rule calculations?
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The detectives concerned know who have committed those crimes, but they are unable to get the information.
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Presumably there are no detectives, and no information or intelligence is corning out.
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There must be an opportunity for graduates who want to come into the force, and if they do, they will want to become detectives.
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Information on the use of private detectives in the context of the question is not available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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Experienced police officers would not prosecute in such cases, but stores often decide to bring prosecutions based on the evidence of store detectives.
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Detectives lent to assist in elucidating any specially serious crime are not charged for.
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Detectives are faced with almost impossible case loads.
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As the committee remarked, the essence of a private detective's work is the invasion of privacy.
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Four days later, in prison, he was visited by two detectives, and after some persuasion he gave the true story of this vicious attack.
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Many people would be attracted to a career in the police force if they thought that they could become detectives.
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The reflection was not aimed at the home detectives.
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You cannot prevent people making themselves out to be detectives, and so on.
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detective

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amateur detective
He used to be an amateurdetective until a case went awry that ruined his reputation.
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detective agency
I defy anyone—other than a detectiveagency—who is willing to work from now until doomsday, to discover the people behind the company.
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detective fiction
As readers of detectivefiction, however, we are potentially much less prone to such existential and hermeneutic anxieties.
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