- (abbreviation Insp)
an officer of middle rank in the police force （警察）巡官 Inspector Maggie Forbes 玛吉 · 福布斯巡官 He reached the rank of inspector. 他达到了巡官的级别。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- police
- Chief
- detective
- …
- the rank of inspector
a person whose job is to visit schools, factories, etc. to check that rules are being obeyed and that standards are acceptable 检查员；视察员；巡视员 a school/health/safety inspector 学校/健康/安全检查员
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationc1, Jobsc1An inspector was sent to the scene of the incident. 一名检查员被派到了事发现场。 He agreed to allow weapons inspectors in his country. 他同意让武器核查人员进入他的国家。 Independent inspectors were called in. 独立检查员被召来。 The school inspectors were called in. 督学应邀前来。 UN weapons inspectors 联合国武器核查人员 an inspector of prisons 监狱视察员 the inspector in charge of producing the report 负责撰写报告的那位检查员 The health and safety inspector wrote a worrying report on the building. 健康和安全检查员写了一份令人担忧的报告。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chief
- deputy
- local
- …
- call
- call in
- send
- …
- arrive
- visit
- be in charge of something
- …
- inspector of
(in the UK) a person whose job is to check tickets on a bus or train （英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin, from inspicere (from in- ‘in’ + specere ‘look at’).