inquiry

美 [ˈɪnkwəri]英 [ɪnˈkwaɪəri]
  • n.调查;查询;询问;打听;(官方的)查问;询问过程

复数: inquiries

inquir(e) 询问 + -y 名词后缀

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  • 2
    N-COUNT 询问;查询;打听
    An inquiry is a question which you ask in order to get some information.

    He made some inquiries and discovered she had gone to the Continent...

    他打听了一番,发现她已经去了欧陆。

  • 3
    N-COUNT (官方的)调查,查问
    An inquiry is an official investigation.

    This is the most difficult and shocking murder inquiry I have had to open in the last 25 years...

    这是 25 年来我所展开的最困难、最令人震惊的谋杀调查。

  • 4
    N-UNCOUNT 询问(或调查)过程
    Inquiry is the process of asking about or investigating something in order to find out more about it.

    The investigation has suddenly switched to a new line of inquiry.

    调查突然转向了一条新的线索。

  • 5
    PHRASE 协助警方调查
    If you say that someone is helping the police with their inquiries, you mean that the police are questioning them about a crime, but have not yet charged them with it.

    Two men were helping police with their inquiries at Salisbury last night.

    两名男子昨天夜里在索尔兹伯里接受了警方盘问。

  • 6
    See also:court of inquiry

noun

1
a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
Synonym: enquiry
2
a search for knowledge
their pottery deserves more research than it has received
Synonym: enquiry research
3
an instance of questioning
there was a question about my training
we made inquiries of all those who were present
Synonym: question enquiry query interrogation

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  1. The government agreed to set up a committee of inquiry .

    政府同意成立一个调查委员会。

  2. The inquiry is by no means cut and dried .

    调查之事远未盖棺定论。

  3. Parliament voted to set up an independent inquiry into the matter .

    议会表决对这个问题进行独立调查。

  4. An official inquiry has been launched into the cause of the accident .

    当局已对事故的原因展开调查。

  5. The inquiry found that the company had seriously underspent on safety equipment .

    调查发现,公司对安全设备的投资严重不足。

  6. A Board of Inquiry was convened immediately after the accident .

    事故后调查委员会立即召开了会议。

  7. The board of inquiry is continuing its investigations .

    调查委员会在继续做调查。

  8. The government has set up a commission of inquiry into the disturbances at the prison .

    政府成立了一个委员会来调查监狱骚乱事件。

  9. The inquiry acknowledges failings in the judicial system .

    这次调查承认司法制度有缺陷。

  10. Inquiries on this matter are being redirected to the press office .

    询问此事的信件一律转到新闻处。

  11. We suspect they are trying to hide something , hence the need for an independent inquiry .

    我们怀疑他们在企图隐瞒什么事,因此有必要进行独立调查。

  12. He was released on bail pending further inquiries .

    他获得保释,等候进一步调查。

  13. The police are making house-to-house inquiries .

    警察正在逐户调查。

  14. This has been a bad inquiry from day one

    调查工作从一开始就进行不力。

  15. They needed more time to consider whether to hold an inquiry .

    他们需要更多的时间来考虑是否进行调查。

  16. The investigation has suddenly switched to a new line of inquiry .

    调查突然转向了一条新的线索。

  17. I really do not think that an inquiry would serve any useful purpose

    我真的认为调查没有任何实际意义。

  18. The National Heritage Committee has conducted a public inquiry to find the answer

    国家遗产委员会进行了公开调查以寻找答案。

  19. He 's now the subject of an official inquiry .

    他现在是官方调查的对象。

  20. A public inquiry earlier this year produced vocal opposition from residents .

    今年早些时候进行的一次公众调查显示居民对此强烈抗议。

  21. The government has announced the terms of reference for its proposed committee of inquiry .

    政府已经公布了拟议成立的调查委员会的职权范围。

  22. Gordon Brown has demanded a public inquiry into bank practices .

    戈登·布朗已要求对银行的惯例做法进行公开调查。

  23. Hand in hand with the police inquiries the government has also announced a full investigation .

    在警方调查的同时,政府也宣布要展开彻查。

  24. The inquiry team is also following up possible leads after receiving 400 calls from the public .

    在接到民众400个热线电话后,调查组亦在对可能的线索进行追踪。

  25. Two men were helping police with their inquiries at Salisbury last night .

    两名男子昨天夜里在索尔兹伯里接受了警方盘问。

  26. He made some inquiries and discovered she had gone to the Continent

    他打听了一番,发现她已经去了欧陆。

  27. The commission appointed a special investigator to conduct its own inquiry

    委员会委派了一个特别调查员自行调查。

  28. 25 officers were investigated following allegations of improper conduct during the murder inquiry

    25名警察在被指控于调查谋杀案期间有非法行为之后受到调查。

  29. She 's making a few discreet inquiries with her mother 's friends .

    她旁敲侧击地向她母亲的朋友们打听过几次。

  30. None of the banks changed their posture on the deal as a result of the inquiry .

    没有一家银行因为这次调查而对该交易改变立场。

后缀
e-名词后缀

army n. 军队

arm- 武器 + -y 名词后缀

company n. 公司

com- 共同,一起 + pan- 面包 + -y 名词后缀

country n.

counter- 对应 + -y 名词后缀

difficulty n. 困难

difficult adj.困难的 + -y 名词后缀

energy n. 能量

en- 进入,使… + erg 能量 + -y 名词后缀

geography n. 地理(学)

geo- 地球的 + graph 写,记录 + -y 名词后缀

honesty n. 诚实

honest 诚实的 + -y 名词后缀

memory n. 记忆力

memor- 记忆 + -y 名词后缀

party n. 聚会

part 部分,分开 + -y 名词后缀

victory n. 胜利

victor n.胜利者 + -y 名词后缀

academy n. 学院

academ- 学术 + -y 名词后缀

botany n. 植物学,(一个地区的)植物生态

botan- 草 + -y 名词后缀

dynasty n. 王朝

dynast n.豪门望族成员 + -y 名词后缀

enquiry n. 询问

enquir(e) 询问 + -y 名词后缀

entry n. 进入(指权利等)

enter 进入;参与 + -y 名词后缀

mercy n. 怜悯

merc 商业,交易 + -y 名词后缀

ministry n. (政府的)部

ministr- 部长;管理 + -y 名词后缀

policy n. 政策

polic 城市 + -y 名词后缀

agony n. 极大的痛苦

agon- 挣扎,斗争 + -y 名词后缀

apology n. 道歉

apo- 远离,分离 + log 说话 + -y 名词后缀

assembly n. 装配

assembl(e) 集合,聚集 + -y 名词后缀

delivery n. 递送,投递

de- 完全, 加强 + liver 自由 + -y 名词后缀

discovery n. 发现

discover v.发现 + -y 名词后缀

grocery n. 杂货店

grocer n.食品杂货商 + -y 名词后缀

jury n. 陪审团

jur 发誓,法律 + -y 名词后缀

luxury n. 奢侈

luxur- 过度,奢华 + -y 名词后缀

mercury n.

mercur 水银 + -y 名词后缀

navy n. 海军

nav 船,轮船 + -y 名词后缀

philosophy n. 哲学

phil 爱,喜欢 + -o- 无实义 + soph 智慧 + -y 名词后缀

recovery n. 恢复

recover v.恢复 + -y 名词后缀

remedy n. 救济

re- 再,又 + med 治疗 + -y 名词后缀

treaty n. 条约

treat v.对待 + -y 名词后缀

prey n. 猎物

pre(d)- 掠夺 + -y 名词后缀

destiny n. 命运

destin(e) 注定 + -y 名词后缀

therapy n. 治疗

therap- 治疗,疗养 + -y 名词后缀

deputy n. 副手

deput(e) 授权,委托 + -y 名词后缀

subsidy n. 补贴

sub- 在下面 + sid- 坐 + -y 名词后缀

inquest inquiry research survey 【导航词义:调查】
inquest v. 讯问,审理
〔辨析〕

指对死因的调查,尤指非自然死亡的原因。

〔例证〕

Which coroner will be in charge of the inquest into the deaths of the family?

哪位验尸官将负责对这家人的死因进行调查?

The inquest into the singer's death began yesterday.

对那名歌手死因的审理昨天开始进行。

The police decided to hold an inquest into his death.

警方决定对他的死因进行调查。

inquiry v. 调查,查问
〔辨析〕

指为查明原因或获取信息而进行的调查。

〔例证〕

I've heard that the government will hold an inquiry into the affair.

我听说政府将对此事进行调查。

The public called for an independent inquiry into the accident.

公众要求对事故进行独立调查。

research v. 研究,探索
〔辨析〕

指为了获得新发现或验证某一设想而进行的细致认真的研究。

〔例证〕

He is doing research on the causes of the disease.

他正在研究那种疾病的病因。

Recent research on asthma has produced some interesting findings.

对哮喘的最新研究已经有了一些令人关注的发现。

survey v. 调查
〔辨析〕

指以提问或问卷的形式对某一人群的观点或行为所开展的调查。

〔例证〕

We carried out a survey of the living conditions in Beijing.

我们对北京的居住条件作了一次调查。

The survey shows that people now have a higher life expectancy.

调查表明现在人们的预期寿命更长。

  • 词语搭配

inquiry与以下词性连用

n.

board of inquiry

调查委员会

v.

conduct an inquiry

开展调查

hold an inquiry

进行调查

adj.

scientific inquiry

科学调查