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 調查；查究；查問 a murder inquiry 謀殺案調查 - inquiry into something
a public inquiry into the environmental effects of the proposed new road 對拟建新公路的環境影響的公衆調查 to hold/conduct/launch an inquiry into the affair 對該事件進行調查
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／謀殺罪／暴力侵犯他人身體罪／殘殺罪／持械搶劫罪／詐騙罪 - be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking
參與恐怖主義活動；涉嫌縱火襲擊；參與人口走私／人口販賣 - engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism
參與犯罪活動／非法活動／愚昧的故意毀壞他人財産的行爲 - steal somebody’s wallet/purse/(British English) mobile phone/(North American English) cell phone
偷某人的錢包／手機 - rob a bank/a person/a tourist
搶劫銀行／他人／遊客 - break into/ (British English) burgle/ (North American English) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment
入室盜竊 - hijack a plane/ship/bus
劫持飛機／輪船／公共汽車 - smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants
走私毒品／武器／軍火；偷運移民 - launder drug money (through something)
（通過…）洗毒資 - forge documents/certificates/passports
僞造文件／證件／護照 - take/accept/pay somebody/offer (somebody) a bribe
索取／收受賄賂；向（某人）行賄 - run a phishing/an email/an internet scam
進行網絡釣魚／電子郵件／互聯網詐騙
Fighting crime 打擊犯罪 - combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking
打擊犯罪／恐怖主義／腐敗／販毒 - prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy
防止／阻止信用卡詐騙／虐待兒童／軟件盜版 - deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals
威懾／阻止犯罪分子／入室盜竊者／小偷／商店扒手／故意破壞公物者 - reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime; (especially British English) antisocial behaviour
減少／處理／嚴厲打擊持刀／持槍／暴力／街頭犯罪／反社會行爲 - foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot
挫敗一起銀行搶劫案／一次恐怖分子的陰謀 - help/support/protect the victims of crime
幫助／支持／保護犯罪活動的受害者
Investigating crime 調查犯罪活動 - report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially British English) an incident to the police
向警方舉報不法行爲／偷竊案／強奸案／襲擊事件／暴力事件 - witness the crime/attack/murder/incident
目擊犯罪／襲擊／謀殺／暴力事件 - investigate a murder/(especially North American English) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident
調查謀殺案／蓄意殺人案／入室盜竊案／搶劫案／涉嫌的暴力事件 - conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…); (especially British English) a police/murder inquiry
進行／開始／繼續（對…的）調查／警方調查／謀殺案調查 - investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case
調查／重新審理犯罪／謀殺案件 - examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime
仔細檢查／調查／查找犯罪現場的指紋 - collect/gather forensic evidence
收集法醫證據 - uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons
發現新證據／詐騙／欺詐／密謀／陰謀／政治腐敗／私藏武器 - describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker
描述／指認嫌疑犯／罪犯／作惡者／攻擊者／襲擊者 - question/interrogate a suspect/witness
詢問嫌疑人／目擊證人 - solve/crack the case
破案
- [countable]
a request for information about somebody/something; a question about somebody/something 詢問；打聽 - inquiry (from somebody) (about something)
inquiries from prospective students about courses 潛在學生對課程的詢問 We received over 300 inquiries about the job. 我們收到了300多份關於這項工作的詢問。 Greetings and inquiries about family members tend to be in the local dialect. 問候和詢問家庭成員往往用當地方言。 mkaI'll have to make a few inquiries and get back to you. 我得問幾個問題，然後再給你答複。 For further inquiries, please call… 如需進一步查詢，請致電… All inquiries should be addressed to the customer services department. 所有的詢問都應該向客戶服務部提出。 - (British English)
Two men have been helping police with their inquries (= are being questioned about a crime, but have not been charged with it). 兩名男子一直在協助警方調查。
- inquiry (from somebody) (about something)
- [uncountable]
the act of asking questions or collecting information about somebody/something 查詢；探究；探索 scientific inquiry 科學研究 The police are following several lines of inquiry. 警方正沿幾條線索進行調查。 a commission/committee of inquiry 調查委員會
- inquiries[plural] (British English)
a place where you can get information 問訊處 Ask at inquiries to see if your bag has been handed in. 詢問處詢問一下你的包是否已經交了。
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.