词汇 | inquiry |
释义 | inquiry 1 ENTRIES FOUND: inquiry (noun) inquiry noun or chiefly British enquiry /ɪnˈkwaɪri/ /ˈɪnkwəri/ plural inquiries inquiry noun or chiefly British enquiry /ɪnˈkwaɪri/ /ˈɪnkwəri/ plural inquiries Learner's definition of INQUIRY 1 [count] : a request for information询问;打听 She refused to answer inquiries from the media about her marriage.她拒绝回答媒体有关其婚姻的问题。 — often + into She was told that she could not make an inquiry into [=she could not ask about] the salaries of her coworkers.她被告知不能打听同事的薪水。 2 [count] : an official effort to collect and examine information about something : investigation官方调查;正式调查 judicial/legislative inquiries司法/立法调查 The board ordered an inquiry to determine whether the rules had been followed.董事会下令调查以确认这些规则是否已得到遵守。 — often + into The police are conducting an inquiry into (the circumstances of) his death.警方正在调查他的死亡(情况)。 ◊ In British English, a person who is being questioned by the police as a suspect or a witness is said to be helping the police with their inquiries.协助警方调查 3 [noncount] : the act of asking questions in order to gather or collect information查问;探究;调查 Further inquiry showed that he had visited the city twice before.进一步的调查显示,之前他曾来过这个城市两次。 scientific/academic inquiry科学/学术探索 The police are pursuing a new line of inquiry.警方正沿着一条新线索进行调查。 |
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