in·ves·ti·ga·tion
noun OPAL W
/ɪnˌvestɪˈɡeɪʃn/
/ɪnˌvestɪˈɡeɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable]- 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
事故调查组 - The president has promised a full investigation.
总统已承诺进行全面调查。 - The authorities have launched an investigation to determine why the ferry sank.
当局已展开调查以确定渡轮沉没的原因。 - under investigation (for something) She remains under investigation for fraud.
她涉嫌欺诈，仍在接受调查。 - under investigation (for doing something) He is under investigation for assaulting a teenager.
他因袭击一名青少年而受到调查。 - investigation into something The police are conducting ongoing investigations into the man's death.
警方一直在调查该男子死亡这一事件。 - Officials are calling for an investigation into the incident.
官员们呼吁对这一事件进行调查。 - on investigation On investigation, the noise turned out to be only a door banging.
调查后发现那原来只是关门的砰的一声。 - pending an investigation He is suspended pending a thorough investigation (= until an investigation has happened) of the allegations.
他被停职，等待对指控进行彻底调查（=直到调查完成）。
Collocations CrimeCrimeCommitting a crime- commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud
- be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/human trafficking
- engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism
- steal somebody’s wallet/purse/(British English) mobile phone/(North American English) cell phone
- rob a bank/a person/a tourist
- break into/ (British English) burgle/ (North American English) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment
- hijack a plane/ship/bus
- smuggle drugs/weapons/arms
- traffic people/wildlife/narcotics/cocaine
- launder drug money (through something)
- forge documents/certificates/passports
- take/accept/pay somebody/offer (somebody) a bribe
- run a phishing/an email/an internet scam
- combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking
- prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy
- deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals
- reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime; (especially British English) antisocial behaviour
- foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot
- help/support/protect the victims of crime
- report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially British English) an incident to the police
- witness the crime/attack/murder/incident
- investigate a murder/(especially North American English) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident
- conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…); (especially British English) a police/murder inquiry
- investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case
- examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime
- collect/gather forensic evidence
- uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons
- describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker
- question/interrogate a suspect/witness
- solve/crack the case
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb2- The police have completed their investigations into the accident.
警方已完成对这起事故的调查。 - Chief Supt Brian Allwood has been leading the investigation.
首席警官布莱恩·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
- …
- carry out
- conduct
- pursue
- …
- demonstrate something
- reveal something
- show something
- …
- on investigation
- under investigation
- investigation into
- …
- the subject of an investigation
- a criminal/murder/police investigation
- 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.
继续调查后发现这个理论有一个缺陷。 - Refer patients with these symptoms for further investigation.
将有这些症状的患者转诊以进行进一步检查。 - investigation into something the results of a preliminary investigation into stress at work
关于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
- …
- on investigation
- under investigation
- investigation into
- …
- the subject of an investigation
- Further investigation revealed a flaw in this theory.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin investigatio(n-), from the verb investigare, from in- ‘into’ + vestigare ‘track, trace out’.