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| /səˈveɪ/ |
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| /ˈsɜːveɪ/ |
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| 1 | often passive to ask a large number of people questions to find out their opinions 调查（民意） |
| 19% of those surveyed say they haven’ t decided. 被调查人当中，有19%表示他们还没有决定。 |
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| 2 | to look at or examine something 观察，检测（某物） |
| He sat quietly, surveying the scene around him. 他静静地坐着，审视着周围的景象。 |
| | 2a | to examine something such as a building to see how good its condition is 鉴定，检测（建筑物） | |
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| 3 | to examine an area of land in order to make a map of it 勘查，勘测（以绘制成地图） |
| | 3a | to examine an area of land in order to decide where buildings will go , or where the edges of someone’ s property are 考查，测量（以选址建楼或决定某人房产的边界） | |
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| 4 | formal to study something 研究 |
| Professor Arens has surveyed a wide range of tribal cultures. 艾伦斯教授对部族文化进行了广泛的研究。 |
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