Definition of investigation in English:

investigation

nounɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)nɪnˌvɛstəˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n

mass noun

1The action of investigating something or someone; formal or systematic examination or research.
调查，审查
he is under investigation for receiving illicit funds
他因收受非法资金而被审查。
Example sentencesExamples
- The second question is whether time needs to be allowed for further investigation.
- He is under investigation by the Assets Bureau and he needs the lads to help him get to the airport.
- A faculty member at the university who initiated the study is now under investigation.
- A further three people are now under investigation for a series of alleged offences.
- The outbreak in Anglesey is at an abattoir which has been under investigation for some time.
- Probably at any one time, there is a politician under investigation, or on trial or in prison.
- The attack is still under investigation by police and has not been made public until today.
- The fires are being treated as suspicious and are under investigation by police.
- It was under investigation for substandard care and abusive treatment to its patients.
- These algae occur on a worldwide basis but the final identity is still under investigation.
- Early evaluation did not address this, but such investigation is now under way.
- The cause of the blaze is under investigation, but it is thought to have started accidentally.
- The cause of a blaze which destroyed a three storey mill in Radcliffe is under investigation.
- The Ministry of Defence said the cause of the blast was still under investigation.
- A spokesman for the bus company said the incident was still under investigation.
- He volunteered not to practise at his surgery while under investigation by the police.
- He is also under investigation for opening up bogus shell companies to help his clients hide money.
- The cause of the fire is under investigation but is not believed to be arson.
- The police chief would not elaborate, saying that the matter was under investigation.
- The cause of the fire has not been established and is still under investigation.
Synonyms
examination, enquiry, study, inspection, exploration, consideration, analysis, appraisal
research, scrutiny, scrutinization, scanning, perusal, sifting, fact-finding
probe, review, survey, search
inquest, hearing, questioning, interrogation, inquisition
audit, evaluation
informal snoop, snooping, post-mortem, recce
1. 1.1count noun A formal inquiry or systematic study.
  调查研究
  an investigation into fresh allegations of malpractice
  a murder investigation
  Example sentencesExamples
  Until now the unit's investigations have not considered anyone else being involved.
  It will also enable local schools and community groups to become involved in the investigations.
  This is followed by a formal report once all investigations have been completed.
  His investigations have just that effect, and the trawl of weird individuals is phenomenal.
  Certainly the legal systems in some countries present obstacles to investigations.
  One of the boys concerned has been temporarily excluded pending investigations by the school.
  Until such time as a report on these investigations comes to hand then I will suspend judgement.
  Meanwhile, the sauna remains closed as investigations continue into how the fire broke out.
  That shortcoming led to the introduction of the Holmes system for major investigations.
  Dean says the theft of her laptop was one of a number of unusual events that took place during her investigations.
  Two other major investigations of Glasgow City Council employees are still to be carried out.
  These are the questions at the centre of the author's tactful, patient investigations.
  After all the inquiries and investigations and demonstrations, he's still there.
  Updates will follow if further products emerge from the on-going investigations.
  The building in Sutton will be used for murder investigations and is due to open in January next year.
  They are also required to help Symantec in investigations into other counterfeiters.
  All I can indicate is that he is of interest to us and investigations are continuing.
  It seems that it has become a fashion to prescribe costly high tech investigations.
  An army spokesman would not comment, saying investigations were still going on.
  There is wild talk of inquiries and commissions of investigations in the air.

Derivatives

investigational

adjective

We were then able to start our feasibility trial in the United States for an investigational device exemption.
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm able to do it for increasing periods of time, although, because it's an FDA experimental procedure, investigational procedure, it's not yet authorized for the general public.
- We also assessed the patients' experience of the two investigational procedures on an integer scale of 0 to 6, with 0 indicating no recollection, 1 no discomfort, and 6 severe distress.
- The authors discuss several investigational approaches that are currently being studied in clinical trials.
- There are latest incidences wherein the patients were given wrong investigational product without the knowledge of patients and these were known only during auditing or regulatory authority's inspection.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin investigatio(n-), from the verb investigare (see investigate).

vestige from Late Middle English:
This word meaning ‘trace’ comes via French from Latin vestigium ‘footprint’. Investigation (Late Middle English) was formed from the related verb meaning ‘to track, to follow the traces of’.

Definition of investigation in US English:

investigation

nouninˌvestəˈɡāSH(ə)nɪnˌvɛstəˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n

1The action of investigating something or someone; formal or systematic examination or research.
调查，审查
he is under investigation for receiving illicit funds
他因收受非法资金而被审查。
Example sentencesExamples
- The police chief would not elaborate, saying that the matter was under investigation.
- He volunteered not to practise at his surgery while under investigation by the police.
- A further three people are now under investigation for a series of alleged offences.
- The second question is whether time needs to be allowed for further investigation.
- He is also under investigation for opening up bogus shell companies to help his clients hide money.
- The Ministry of Defence said the cause of the blast was still under investigation.
- The attack is still under investigation by police and has not been made public until today.
- The cause of the fire is under investigation but is not believed to be arson.
- The cause of the blaze is under investigation, but it is thought to have started accidentally.
- The cause of the fire has not been established and is still under investigation.
- A spokesman for the bus company said the incident was still under investigation.
- Early evaluation did not address this, but such investigation is now under way.
- A faculty member at the university who initiated the study is now under investigation.
- He is under investigation by the Assets Bureau and he needs the lads to help him get to the airport.
- It was under investigation for substandard care and abusive treatment to its patients.
- The cause of a blaze which destroyed a three storey mill in Radcliffe is under investigation.
- These algae occur on a worldwide basis but the final identity is still under investigation.
- The fires are being treated as suspicious and are under investigation by police.
- Probably at any one time, there is a politician under investigation, or on trial or in prison.
- The outbreak in Anglesey is at an abattoir which has been under investigation for some time.
Synonyms
examination, enquiry, study, inspection, exploration, consideration, analysis, appraisal
1. 1.1 A formal inquiry or systematic study.
  调查研究
  an investigation has been launched into the potential impact of the oil spill
  已经着手调查研究油料溢漏可能造成的影响。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It will also enable local schools and community groups to become involved in the investigations.
  They are also required to help Symantec in investigations into other counterfeiters.
  An army spokesman would not comment, saying investigations were still going on.
  There is wild talk of inquiries and commissions of investigations in the air.
  Meanwhile, the sauna remains closed as investigations continue into how the fire broke out.
  Until such time as a report on these investigations comes to hand then I will suspend judgement.
  His investigations have just that effect, and the trawl of weird individuals is phenomenal.
  Updates will follow if further products emerge from the on-going investigations.
  After all the inquiries and investigations and demonstrations, he's still there.
  Two other major investigations of Glasgow City Council employees are still to be carried out.
  Certainly the legal systems in some countries present obstacles to investigations.
  This is followed by a formal report once all investigations have been completed.
  These are the questions at the centre of the author's tactful, patient investigations.
  The building in Sutton will be used for murder investigations and is due to open in January next year.
  Until now the unit's investigations have not considered anyone else being involved.
  All I can indicate is that he is of interest to us and investigations are continuing.
  That shortcoming led to the introduction of the Holmes system for major investigations.
  It seems that it has become a fashion to prescribe costly high tech investigations.
  One of the boys concerned has been temporarily excluded pending investigations by the school.
  Dean says the theft of her laptop was one of a number of unusual events that took place during her investigations.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin investigatio(n-), from the verb investigare (see investigate).

词汇	investigation
释义	Definition of investigation in English: investigation nounɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)nɪnˌvɛstəˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n mass noun 1The action of investigating something or someone; formal or systematic examination or research. 调查，审查 he is under investigation for receiving illicit funds 他因收受非法资金而被审查。 Example sentencesExamples The second question is whether time needs to be allowed for further investigation. He is under investigation by the Assets Bureau and he needs the lads to help him get to the airport. A faculty member at the university who initiated the study is now under investigation. A further three people are now under investigation for a series of alleged offences. The outbreak in Anglesey is at an abattoir which has been under investigation for some time. Probably at any one time, there is a politician under investigation, or on trial or in prison. The attack is still under investigation by police and has not been made public until today. The fires are being treated as suspicious and are under investigation by police. It was under investigation for substandard care and abusive treatment to its patients. These algae occur on a worldwide basis but the final identity is still under investigation. Early evaluation did not address this, but such investigation is now under way. The cause of the blaze is under investigation, but it is thought to have started accidentally. The cause of a blaze which destroyed a three storey mill in Radcliffe is under investigation. The Ministry of Defence said the cause of the blast was still under investigation. A spokesman for the bus company said the incident was still under investigation. He volunteered not to practise at his surgery while under investigation by the police. He is also under investigation for opening up bogus shell companies to help his clients hide money. The cause of the fire is under investigation but is not believed to be arson. The police chief would not elaborate, saying that the matter was under investigation. The cause of the fire has not been established and is still under investigation. Synonyms examination, enquiry, study, inspection, exploration, consideration, analysis, appraisal research, scrutiny, scrutinization, scanning, perusal, sifting, fact-finding probe, review, survey, search inquest, hearing, questioning, interrogation, inquisition audit, evaluation informal snoop, snooping, post-mortem, recce 1.1count noun A formal inquiry or systematic study. 调查研究 an investigation into fresh allegations of malpractice a murder investigation Example sentencesExamples Until now the unit's investigations have not considered anyone else being involved. It will also enable local schools and community groups to become involved in the investigations. This is followed by a formal report once all investigations have been completed. His investigations have just that effect, and the trawl of weird individuals is phenomenal. Certainly the legal systems in some countries present obstacles to investigations. One of the boys concerned has been temporarily excluded pending investigations by the school. Until such time as a report on these investigations comes to hand then I will suspend judgement. Meanwhile, the sauna remains closed as investigations continue into how the fire broke out. That shortcoming led to the introduction of the Holmes system for major investigations. Dean says the theft of her laptop was one of a number of unusual events that took place during her investigations. Two other major investigations of Glasgow City Council employees are still to be carried out. These are the questions at the centre of the author's tactful, patient investigations. After all the inquiries and investigations and demonstrations, he's still there. Updates will follow if further products emerge from the on-going investigations. The building in Sutton will be used for murder investigations and is due to open in January next year. They are also required to help Symantec in investigations into other counterfeiters. All I can indicate is that he is of interest to us and investigations are continuing. It seems that it has become a fashion to prescribe costly high tech investigations. An army spokesman would not comment, saying investigations were still going on. There is wild talk of inquiries and commissions of investigations in the air. Derivatives investigational adjective We were then able to start our feasibility trial in the United States for an investigational device exemption. Example sentencesExamples I'm able to do it for increasing periods of time, although, because it's an FDA experimental procedure, investigational procedure, it's not yet authorized for the general public. We also assessed the patients' experience of the two investigational procedures on an integer scale of 0 to 6, with 0 indicating no recollection, 1 no discomfort, and 6 severe distress. The authors discuss several investigational approaches that are currently being studied in clinical trials. There are latest incidences wherein the patients were given wrong investigational product without the knowledge of patients and these were known only during auditing or regulatory authority's inspection. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin investigatio(n-), from the verb investigare (see investigate). vestige from Late Middle English: This word meaning ‘trace’ comes via French from Latin vestigium ‘footprint’. Investigation (Late Middle English) was formed from the related verb meaning ‘to track, to follow the traces of’. Definition of investigation in US English: investigation nouninˌvestəˈɡāSH(ə)nɪnˌvɛstəˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n 1The action of investigating something or someone; formal or systematic examination or research. 调查，审查 he is under investigation for receiving illicit funds 他因收受非法资金而被审查。 Example sentencesExamples The police chief would not elaborate, saying that the matter was under investigation. He volunteered not to practise at his surgery while under investigation by the police. A further three people are now under investigation for a series of alleged offences. The second question is whether time needs to be allowed for further investigation. He is also under investigation for opening up bogus shell companies to help his clients hide money. The Ministry of Defence said the cause of the blast was still under investigation. The attack is still under investigation by police and has not been made public until today. The cause of the fire is under investigation but is not believed to be arson. The cause of the blaze is under investigation, but it is thought to have started accidentally. The cause of the fire has not been established and is still under investigation. A spokesman for the bus company said the incident was still under investigation. Early evaluation did not address this, but such investigation is now under way. A faculty member at the university who initiated the study is now under investigation. He is under investigation by the Assets Bureau and he needs the lads to help him get to the airport. It was under investigation for substandard care and abusive treatment to its patients. The cause of a blaze which destroyed a three storey mill in Radcliffe is under investigation. These algae occur on a worldwide basis but the final identity is still under investigation. The fires are being treated as suspicious and are under investigation by police. Probably at any one time, there is a politician under investigation, or on trial or in prison. The outbreak in Anglesey is at an abattoir which has been under investigation for some time. Synonyms examination, enquiry, study, inspection, exploration, consideration, analysis, appraisal 1.1 A formal inquiry or systematic study. 调查研究 an investigation has been launched into the potential impact of the oil spill 已经着手调查研究油料溢漏可能造成的影响。 Example sentencesExamples It will also enable local schools and community groups to become involved in the investigations. They are also required to help Symantec in investigations into other counterfeiters. An army spokesman would not comment, saying investigations were still going on. There is wild talk of inquiries and commissions of investigations in the air. Meanwhile, the sauna remains closed as investigations continue into how the fire broke out. Until such time as a report on these investigations comes to hand then I will suspend judgement. His investigations have just that effect, and the trawl of weird individuals is phenomenal. Updates will follow if further products emerge from the on-going investigations. After all the inquiries and investigations and demonstrations, he's still there. Two other major investigations of Glasgow City Council employees are still to be carried out. Certainly the legal systems in some countries present obstacles to investigations. This is followed by a formal report once all investigations have been completed. These are the questions at the centre of the author's tactful, patient investigations. The building in Sutton will be used for murder investigations and is due to open in January next year. Until now the unit's investigations have not considered anyone else being involved. All I can indicate is that he is of interest to us and investigations are continuing. That shortcoming led to the introduction of the Holmes system for major investigations. It seems that it has become a fashion to prescribe costly high tech investigations. One of the boys concerned has been temporarily excluded pending investigations by the school. Dean says the theft of her laptop was one of a number of unusual events that took place during her investigations. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin investigatio(n-), from the verb investigare (see investigate).
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