ˌspot ˈcheck noun [countableC] CHECK/MAKE SUREan examination of a few things or people from a group, to check whether everything is correct or satisfactory 抽样检查,抽查spot check on spot checks on quality 质量抽查
make/do/carry out etc spot checks We carry out spot checks on the vehicles before they leave the depot. 汽车离库之前我们要进行抽样检查。
—spot check verb [transitiveT] We spot check everyone’s work. 我们对每个人的工作都进行抽查。
spot check• Customs officers make random spot checks.• Most drivers pass the spot check, not so this Volkswagen.
From Longman Business Dictionary
spot checkˈspot check [countableC] a check on particular things or people from a group, done without warningA spot check of 140 vehicles entering the car park revealed 18 people not wearing a seatbelt.
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