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an official examination of the facts about a situation, crime, etc. （正式的）调查，侦查 a criminal/murder/police investigation 刑事／凶案／警方调查 an accident investigation team 事故调查小组 The president has promised a full investigation. 总统承诺进行全面调查。 The authorities have launched an investigation to determine why the ferry sank. 当局已经展开调查，以确定渡轮沉没的原因。 - under investigation (for something)
She remains under investigation for fraud. 她仍在接受欺诈调查。 - under investigation (for doing something)
He is under investigation for assaulting a teenager. 他因袭击一名青少年正在接受调查。 - investigation into something
The police are conducting ongoing investigations into the man's death. 警方正在对该男子的死亡进行调查。 Officials are calling for an investigation into the incident. 官员们呼吁对此事件进行调查。 - on investigation
On investigation, the noise turned out to be only a door banging. 经过调查，发现那声音不过是一扇门在砰砰作响。 - pending an investigation
He is suspended pending a thorough investigation (= until an investigation has happened) of the allegations. 在对指控进行彻底调查之前，他被停职。
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
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb2The police have completed their investigations into the accident. 警察已完成对这次事故的调查。 Chief Supt Brian Allwood has been leading the investigation. 总督察布莱恩·奥尔伍德一直在领导调查。 She headed the investigations into the bribery allegations. 她领导了对贿赂指控的调查。 An official investigation concluded that 9 000 people were killed or went missing during that period. 一项官方调查得出的结论是，那个时期有 9,000 人或被杀或失踪。 The company confirmed that an internal investigation was under way. 该公司证实正在进行内部调查。 He was on trial for allegedly obstructing an investigation into the bank's dealings. 他因涉嫌妨碍对银行交易的调查而受审。 Police are still pursuing their investigations. 警方仍在进行调查。 The authorities conducted an extensive investigation into his tax affairs. 当局对他的纳税情况进行了大范围的调查。 The board of directors commissioned its own internal investigation. 董事会决定自行展开内部调查。 The ongoing investigation has led to numerous intelligence leads. 正在进行的调查已牵出了多条情报线索。 These claims certainly warrant further investigation. 这些诉求确实需要进一步调查。 He called for investigation into the hospital's management. 他呼吁对医院的管理进行调查。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- careful
- close
- detailed
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- carry out
- conduct
- pursue
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- demonstrate something
- reveal something
- show something
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- on investigation
- under investigation
- investigation into
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- the subject of an investigation
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a scientific or academic examination of the facts of a subject or problem 科学研究；学术研究 Further investigation revealed a flaw in this theory. 进一步的调查揭示了这一理论的缺陷。 Refer patients with these symptoms for further investigation. 将有这些症状的患者转介进行进一步调查。 - investigation into something
the results of a preliminary investigation into stress at work 对工作压力的初步调查结果
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- careful
- close
- detailed
- …
- carry out
- conduct
- pursue
- …
- demonstrate something
- reveal something
- show something
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- on investigation
- under investigation
- investigation into
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- the subject of an investigation
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin investigatio(n-), from the verb investigare, from in- ‘into’ + vestigare ‘track, trace out’.