careful and complete examination synonym inspection仔细检查;认真彻底的审查 Her argument doesn't really stand up to scrutiny. 她的观点经不起认真推敲。 Foreign policy has come under close scrutiny recently. 近来,政府的外交政策受到了认真彻底的审查。 The documents should be available for public scrutiny. 这些文件须公之于世,交由公众审议。 The situation is bound to come under the scrutiny of the public health authorities. 这种情况必然会受到公共卫生当局的审查。
Extra ExamplesThe company has come under intense scrutiny because of its environmental record. 这家公司因不良环保记录而受到严格检查。 The testimony of the chief witness doesn't bear scrutiny. 主要证人的证词经不起推敲。 The regulations have been subject to intense scrutiny. 这些规定受到了严格的审查。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- careful
- close
- critical
- …
- be subjected to
- come under
- submit to
- …
- under scrutiny
- scrutiny by
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin scrutinium, from scrutari ‘to search’ (originally ‘sort rubbish’, from scruta ‘rubbish’). Early use referred to the taking of individual votes in an election procedure.