考研英语词汇复习（76）

 

                                               investigate、look into、

              investigation、survey、inquiry、 probe、census

 

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 investigate

 look into

 

       investigate  “调查”，指为了弄清事实或为了了解掌握情况而作的调查。动词短语look into ，口头用语，相当于investigate。

        1) You need to investigate the market before deciding to design the new product.

（你需要先调查市场后才能决定设计这项新产品。）

       2) The group will investigate the computer game addiction of undergraduates and explore the possible influential factors.

         （该组织将调查大学生电脑游戏成瘾的情况并探究可能的影响因素。）

       3) The manager promised to looking into our complaint and give us a definite reply as soon as possible.

          （经理答应调查我们的投诉并尽快给我们一个明确的答复。）

       4) We are going to look into the root cause of the failure and get it resolved once and for all.

          （我们要调查这次失败的根本原因,让它一劳永逸得以解决。）

 

investigation

survey

inquiry    

      probe

census

 

          这组名词都含“调查”的意思。

 

investigation   用法同动词。survey 指“普查”。inquiry 通常指一般的了解，也可指正式的调查。probe 意义同investigation，主要用于新闻语言。census指人口普查。

 

1) We made a through investigation into the case and found that the accused was innocent.

          （我们对案件进行了一次彻底调查，发现被告是无辜的。）

2) We will make an immediate investigation/inquiry into the matter.

  （我们将立即调查此事。）

        3) Civil engineers will make a survey of land intended for industrial development or housing.

           （土木工程师将对发展工业用地和住房用地进行一次普查。）

4) Web-based surveys can reach very large numbers of respondents at low cost.

            （网络调查可以涉及大量的受访者，而且成本低。）

        5) According to the recent census, people over 60 account for 21 percent of the general population of the country.

            （根据最近的人口统计,60岁以上的老人占全国总人口的21%。）

   6) The special committee has decided to launch a deep probe into the accident.

            （专门委员会已决定对这起事故开展一场深刻的调查。）