inspect
verbto look closely at something/somebody, especially to check that everything is as it should be 检查；查看；审视 - inspect something/somebody
The teacher walked around inspecting their work. 老师走来走去检查他们的作业。 Make sure you inspect the goods before signing for them. 要确保在签收货物之前进行检验。 - inspect something/somebody for something
The plants are regularly inspected for disease. 这些植物定期检查是否有病害。
Synonyms checkcheck- examine
- inspect
- go over something
- check to look at something closely to make sure that everything is correct, in good condition, safe or acceptable:
Check your work before handing it in. 交作业前先检查一遍。
- examine to look at somebody/something closely to see if there is anything wrong or to find the cause of a problem:
The goods were examined for damage on arrival. 货物到达时已检查是否有破损。
- inspect to look at somebody/something closely to make sure that everything is acceptable; to officially visit a school, factory, etc. in order to check that rules are being obeyed and that standards are acceptable:
Make sure you inspect the goods before signing for them. 要确保在签收货物之前进行检验。 The Tourist Board inspects all recommended hotels at least once a year. 旅游局至少每年视察一次所有举荐的旅馆。
check, examine or inspect? 用 check、examine 还是 inspect？ - go over something to check something carefully for mistakes, damage or anything dangerous:
Go over your work for spelling mistakes before you hand it in. 交作业前仔细检查一下拼写错误。
- to check/examine/inspect/go over (something) for something
- to check/examine/inspect/go over something to see if/whether…
- to check/examine/inspect/go over something carefully/thoroughly
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentc1He inspected the water tank carefully for cracks. 他仔细检查水箱是否存在裂缝。 The first step is to visually inspect the ground, looking for rocks and lumps. 第一步是对地面进行目测检查，寻找石块和土块。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- closely
- thoroughly
- …
- allow somebody to
- be entitled to
- for
- inspect something/somebody
- inspect something
to officially visit a school, factory, etc. in order to check that rules are being obeyed and that standards are acceptable 视察 Public health officials were called in to inspect the premises. 公共卫生官员奉召来视察了建筑物。 The Tourist Board inspects all recommended hotels at least once a year. 旅游局至少每年视察一次所有举荐的旅馆。
Synonyms checkcheck- examine
- inspect
- go over something
- check to look at something closely to make sure that everything is correct, in good condition, safe or acceptable:
Check your work before handing it in. 交作业前先检查一遍。
- examine to look at somebody/something closely to see if there is anything wrong or to find the cause of a problem:
The goods were examined for damage on arrival. 货物到达时已检查是否有破损。
- inspect to look at somebody/something closely to make sure that everything is acceptable; to officially visit a school, factory, etc. in order to check that rules are being obeyed and that standards are acceptable:
Make sure you inspect the goods before signing for them. 要确保在签收货物之前进行检验。 The Tourist Board inspects all recommended hotels at least once a year. 旅游局至少每年视察一次所有举荐的旅馆。
check, examine or inspect? 用 check、examine 还是 inspect？ - go over something to check something carefully for mistakes, damage or anything dangerous:
Go over your work for spelling mistakes before you hand it in. 交作业前仔细检查一下拼写错误。
- to check/examine/inspect/go over (something) for something
- to check/examine/inspect/go over something to see if/whether…
- to check/examine/inspect/go over something carefully/thoroughly
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- closely
- thoroughly
- …
- allow somebody to
- be entitled to
- for
Word Originearly 17th cent. (earlier (late Middle English) as inspection): from Latin inspect- ‘looked into, examined’, from the verb inspicere (from in- ‘in’ + specere ‘look at’), or from its frequentative, inspectare.