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an investigation of the opinions, behaviour, etc. of a particular group of people, which is usually done by asking them questions 民意调查；民意测验 A recent survey showed 75 per cent of those questioned were in favour of the plan. 最近的一项调查显示，75%的受访者支持该计划。 The survey revealed/found that… 调查显示/发现… to conduct/carry out/do/complete a survey 进行/进行/做/完成调查 According to the survey, many young adults have experimented with drugs of some kind. 根据此项调查，许多年轻人曾试吸过某种毒品。 Another national survey conducted last year found the same result. 去年进行的另一项全国性调查也发现了同样的结果。 Roughly half of survey respondents express strong interest in additional education. 大约一半的受访者表示对额外教育非常感兴趣。 The results of the survey come as no surprise to us. 调查结果对我们来说并不奇怪。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumenta2, Scientific researcha294% of people who took part in the survey said they agreed. 参加这次调查的人中有 94% 表示同意。 A customer satisfaction survey highlighted the need for clearer pricing. 顾客满意度的调查突出表明产品定价需要更加透明。 The charity did a survey of people's attitudes to the disabled. 慈善机构就民众对残疾人的态度作了一次调查。 A survey into conditions in schools revealed the need for much greater investment. 对学校条件的调查显示需要更多的投资。 The researchers used a combination of survey methods. 研究人员使用了多种调查方法。 They are carrying out a survey of small businesses in London. 他们在对伦敦的小型企业进行总体研究。 This is the largest independent survey into health ever carried out in Britain. 这是英国有史以来规模最大的独立健康调查。
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the act of examining and recording the measurements, features, etc. of an area of land in order to make a map or plan of it 测量；勘测；测绘 an aerial survey (= made by taking photographs from an aircraft) 航空测量 A geological survey revealed the presence of oil beneath the ground. 地质勘查显示这块地下面有石油。
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an examination of the condition of a house, etc., usually done for somebody who is thinking of buying it （尤指为欲购房者所做的）房屋鉴定 a detailed structural survey 详细的结构调查
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a general study, view or description of something 总体研究；全面评述；概述 a comprehensive survey of modern music 现代音乐概述 a historical survey of children's clothing 对童装历史的研究
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘examine and ascertain the condition of’): from Anglo-Norman French surveier, from medieval Latin supervidere, from super- ‘over’ + videre ‘to see’. The early sense of the noun (late 15th cent.) was ‘supervision’.