investigate

verb

OPAL W

/ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they investigate	/ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/ /ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/
he / she / it investigates	/ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪts/ /ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪts/
past simple investigated	/ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪtɪd/
past participle investigated	/ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪtɪd/
-ing form investigating	/ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪtɪŋ/ /ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪtɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to carefully examine the facts of a situation, an event, a crime, etc. to find out the truth about it or how it happened调查，侦查（某事）
- The FBI has been called in to investigate.联邦调查局奉命进行调查。
- the senior investigating officer高级调查官
- (informal) ‘What was that noise?’ ‘I'll go and investigate.’“那是什么声音？” “我去看一下。”
- investigate something Detectives are currently investigating possible links between the murders.侦探们目前正在调查这些谋杀案之间的可能联系。
- to investigate a crime/a complaint/an incident调查犯罪/投诉/事件
- The allegations have not yet been thoroughly investigated.这些指控尚未得到彻底调查。
- The report calls for a commission to investigate the matter further.该报告呼吁成立一个委员会进一步调查此事。
- The case will be investigated in detail to determine whether the claims are true.将对案件进行详细调查，以确定指控是否属实。
- investigate what, how, etc… Police are investigating what happened.警察正在调查事情发生的经过。
Collocations Crime
Crime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
- The company has pledged to investigate claims that its products are unsafe.该公司承诺会就产品不安全的说法进行调查。
- The company said it will investigate any customer complaints.该公司表示，将调查任何客户投诉。
Topics Crime and punishmentb1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- carefully
- closely
- in detail
- …
verb + investigate
- ask somebody to
- be called in to
- decide to
- …
preposition
- for
[transitive] to try to find out information about somebody’s character, activities, etc.调查（某人）
- investigate somebody for something This is not the first time he has been investigated by the police for fraud.这不是警方第一次调查他是否有欺诈行为。
- investigate somebody over something She is being investigated over allegations of illegal business dealings.她因涉嫌非法商业交易正在接受调查。
- investigate somebody They were investigated on suspicion of drug smuggling. 他们因涉嫌毒品走私而受到调查。
[transitive] to find out information and facts about a subject or problem by study or research研究；调查
- investigate something The study investigates the effects of feeding a high energy diet to cows.这项研究调查了给奶牛喂高能量食物的效果。
- investigate how, what, etc… Researchers are investigating how foreign speakers gain fluency.研究人员正在调查说外语的人是如何变得流利的。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- carefully
- closely
- in detail
- …
verb + investigate
- ask somebody to
- be called in to
- decide to
- …
preposition
- for

词源early 16th cent.: from Latin investigat- ‘traced out’, from the verb investigare, from in- ‘into’ + vestigare ‘track, trace out’.