| 单词 | investigate |
| 释义 | investigate investigate // verb
1 [+ obj or no obj] investigate (sth) | investigate how/what/whether etc. to carefully examine the facts of a situation, an event, a crime, etc. to find out the truth about it or how it happened: Inspectors were asked to investigate possible instances of insider dealing in the City. The Board hired a law firm to investigate. The authority is investigating whether the company kept shareholders fully informed. The case is being investigated by the French magistrates.
2 [+ obj] investigate sb (for sth) to try to find out the truth about the activities of a person or company suspected of having done sth wrong or illegal: He has been investigated for fraud. The drugs giant is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
investigation // noun [C,U]: The company faces an investigation into its accounting practices. The firm is under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department.
investigator // noun [C]: fraud investigators The company said it was cooperating fully with investigators. |
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