investigate

🇺🇸 /ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/
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verb
B1

to look carefully into something to find out what happened or why

Police will investigate the accident to learn how it happened.

警方将调查这起事故以了解其发生原因。

B1

to check someone's background or actions to learn about them

The company will investigate all job applicants before hiring them.

公司在雇佣所有求职者之前会调查他们的背景。

B1

to study or research a topic to learn more about it

Scientists investigate how climate change affects ocean life.

科学家研究气候变化如何影响海洋生物。

translation

v. 调查, 研究

词形变化

3rd Present investigates
Past investigated
Perfect investigated
Progressive investigating