inquiry
noun(also enquiry especially in British English)
(plural inquiries, enquiries)
- [countable]
an official process to find out the cause of something or to find out information about something 调查；查究；查问 a murder inquiry 谋杀案调查 - inquiry into something
a public inquiry into the environmental effects of the proposed new road 对拟建新公路的环境影响的公众调查 to hold/conduct/launch an inquiry into the affair 对该事件进行调查
Collocations CrimeCrime 犯罪 Committing a crime 犯罪 - commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud
犯罪／谋杀罪／暴力侵犯他人身体罪／残杀罪／持械抢劫罪／诈骗罪 - be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking
参与恐怖主义活动；涉嫌纵火袭击；参与人口走私／人口贩卖 - engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism
参与犯罪活动／非法活动／愚昧的故意毁坏他人财产的行为 - steal somebody’s wallet/purse/(British English) mobile phone/(North American English) cell phone
偷某人的钱包／手机 - rob a bank/a person/a tourist
抢劫银行／他人／游客 - break into/ (British English) burgle/ (North American English) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment
入室盗窃 - hijack a plane/ship/bus
劫持飞机／轮船／公共汽车 - smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants
走私毒品／武器／军火；偷运移民 - launder drug money (through something)
（通过…）洗毒资 - forge documents/certificates/passports
伪造文件／证件／护照 - take/accept/pay somebody/offer (somebody) a bribe
索取／收受贿赂；向（某人）行贿 - run a phishing/an email/an internet scam
进行网络钓鱼／电子邮件／互联网诈骗
Fighting crime 打击犯罪 - combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking
打击犯罪／恐怖主义／腐败／贩毒 - prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy
防止／阻止信用卡诈骗／虐待儿童／软件盗版 - deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals
威慑／阻止犯罪分子／入室盗窃者／小偷／商店扒手／故意破坏公物者 - reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime; (especially British English) antisocial behaviour
减少／处理／严厉打击持刀／持枪／暴力／街头犯罪／反社会行为 - foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot
挫败一起银行抢劫案／一次恐怖分子的阴谋 - help/support/protect the victims of crime
帮助／支持／保护犯罪活动的受害者
Investigating crime 调查犯罪活动 - report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially British English) an incident to the police
向警方举报不法行为／偷窃案／强奸案／袭击事件／暴力事件 - witness the crime/attack/murder/incident
目击犯罪／袭击／谋杀／暴力事件 - investigate a murder/(especially North American English) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident
调查谋杀案／蓄意杀人案／入室盗窃案／抢劫案／涉嫌的暴力事件 - conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…); (especially British English) a police/murder inquiry
进行／开始／继续（对…的）调查／警方调查／谋杀案调查 - investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case
调查／重新审理犯罪／谋杀案件 - examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime
仔细检查／调查／查找犯罪现场的指纹 - collect/gather forensic evidence
收集法医证据 - uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons
发现新证据／诈骗／欺诈／密谋／阴谋／政治腐败／私藏武器 - describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker
描述／指认嫌疑犯／罪犯／作恶者／攻击者／袭击者 - question/interrogate a suspect/witness
询问嫌疑人／目击证人 - solve/crack the case
破案
- [countable]
a request for information about somebody/something; a question about somebody/something 询问；打听 - inquiry (from somebody) (about something)
inquiries from prospective students about courses 潜在学生对课程的询问 We received over 300 inquiries about the job. 我们收到了300多份关于这项工作的询问。 Greetings and inquiries about family members tend to be in the local dialect. 问候和询问家庭成员往往用当地方言。 mkaI'll have to make a few inquiries and get back to you. 我得问几个问题，然后再给你答复。 For further inquiries, please call… 如需进一步查询，请致电… All inquiries should be addressed to the customer services department. 所有的询问都应该向客户服务部提出。 - (British English)
Two men have been helping police with their inquries (= are being questioned about a crime, but have not been charged with it). 两名男子一直在协助警方调查。
- inquiry (from somebody) (about something)
- [uncountable]
the act of asking questions or collecting information about somebody/something 查询；探究；探索 scientific inquiry 科学研究 The police are following several lines of inquiry. 警方正沿几条线索进行调查。 a commission/committee of inquiry 调查委员会
- inquiries[plural] (British English)
a place where you can get information 问讯处 Ask at inquiries to see if your bag has been handed in. 询问处询问一下你的包是否已经交了。
In British English people sometimes distinguish between enquiry and inquiry, using enquiry for the general meaning of ‘a request for information’ and inquiry for the more particular meaning of ‘official investigation’ enquiries from prospective students • a murder inquiry . However, you can use either spelling in either meaning. In American English inquiry is usually used in both meanings.