investigate 英 [ɪnˈvestɪgeɪt]   美 [ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡet]

investigate

investigate  英 [ɪnˈvestɪgeɪt] 美 [ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡet]

v. 调查;研究 

进行时:investigating  过去式:investigated  过去分词:investigated  第三人称单数:investigates 

Scientists investigate the nature. 科学家研究自然。
The FBI has been called in to investigate. 联邦调查局奉命进行调查。

  • To investigate is to look into something systematically. If you don't understand how tornadoes work, for example, investigate the forces of wind and find out.
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  • v. 调查;研究
  • 1. Scientists investigate the nature.

    科学家研究自然。

  • 2. The FBI has been called in to investigate.

    联邦调查局奉命进行调查。

  • 3. ‘What was that noise?’ ‘I'll go and investigate.’

    “那是什么声音?”“我去看一下。”

  • 4. Police are investigating what happened.

    警察正在调查事情发生的经过。

  • 5. Scientists are investigating the effects of diet on fighting cancer.

    科学家正在研究饮食的抗癌作用。

  • investigate (v.) c. 1500, back-formation from investigation or else from Latin investigatus, past participle of investigare "to trace out, search after," figuratively "search into, investigate," from in- "in, into" (from PIE root *en "in") + vestigare "to track, trace," from vestigium "footprint, track" (see vestige). Related: Investigated; investigating.
in·ves·ti·gate AWL / ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt ; NAmE ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt / verb 1 [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。 ( informal) ‘What was that noise?’ ‘I'll go and investigate.’ “那是什么声音?”“我去看一下。” investigatesth Police are investigating possible links between the murders. 警察正在调查这些谋杀案之间可能存在的关联。 investigatewhat, how, etc… Police are investigating what happened. 警察正在调查事情发生的经过。 collocationsat crime 2 [transitive ] investigatesb (for sth) to try to find out information about sb's character, activities, etc. 调查(某人) 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。 3 [transitive ,  intransitive ] to find out information and facts about a subject or problem by study or research 研究;调查 investigate(sth) Scientists are investigating the effects of diet on fighting cancer. 科学家正在研究饮食的抗癌作用。 investigatehow, what, etc… The research investigates how foreign speakers gain fluency. 这项研究旨在调查讲外语的人如何增加流利程度。 investigate investigates investigated investigating in·ves·ti·gate / ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt ; NAmE ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt /
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