1 ( inquiry, especially in NAmE) (especially BrE) official investigation正式的调查ADJECTIVE | VERB + ENQUIRY | ENQUIRY + VERB | ENQUIRY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVEdetailed, thorough详细的／彻底的调查full, full-scale, major全面的／大规模的／大范围的调查initial, preliminary初步调查immediate即刻的调查ongoing进行中的调查open, public公开调查confidential秘密调查internal内部调查independent独立调查joint联合调查◆a joint enquiry undertaken by the two departments两个部门进行的联合调查formal, official正式／官方调查informal非正式调查congressional, government, judicial, parliamentary (in the UK) , police国会／政府／司法／议会／警方调查disciplinary (BrE) 纪律调查criminal刑事调查fatal-accident, fraud, murder, etc. (all BrE) 招致死亡的意外事件、诈骗案、谋杀案等的调查VERB + ENQUIRYcarry out (especially BrE) , conduct, have, hold, undertake进行调查；调查；展开调查announce宣布调查◆The governor announced an enquiry into the events.总督宣布对这些事件展开调查。begin, establish, initiate, launch, open, set up, start开始调查；发起调查；着手调查；启动调查◆Police have launched a murder enquiry.警方开展了对谋杀案的调查。complete完成调查adjourn (BrE) 推迟调查reopen重新开始调查call for, demand要求调查◆Newspapers are calling for a full independent enquiry into the affair.报纸要求对这一事件进行全面的独立调查。order下令调查◆The government has ordered a public enquiry into the affair.政府已下令对这起事件进行公开调查。be subjected to, face接受／面临调查◆You may be subjected to a disciplinary enquiry.你可能要接受纪律审查。attend (BrE) 参加调查be involved in参与调查chair, head, lead担任调查工作的主席；主持调查；领导调查◆The enquiry will be chaired by a judge.调查将由一名法官负责。ENQUIRY + VERBbe underway, take place调查在进行中◆A major enquiry is underway after the death of a union official.工会的一名官员死亡之后，大范围的调查已经开始。◆The enquiry will take place behind closed doors.调查将秘密进行。begin, commence, start调查开始hear sth调查得知⋯◆The enquiry heard this week that the crash was unavoidable.本周调查得知这次撞车事故是不可避免的。consider sth, examine sth, investigate sth调查的范围包括⋯；调查⋯reveal sth调查揭示⋯conclude sth, establish sth, find sth调查断定⋯／确定⋯／发现⋯◆An enquiry found that the vintage plane was in good working order.调查发现那架老式飞机运行正常。rule sth (BrE) 调查裁定⋯◆The enquiry ruled that the cars should be fitted with bigger bumpers.检测结果认定那些汽车应该配备更大些的保险杠。blame sb/sth调查谴责⋯ENQUIRY + NOUNreport调查报告team调查组process调查过程PREPOSITIONat an/the enquiry在调查中◆At the enquiry they maintained that nothing illegal had been done.他们在接受调查时坚称没做任何违法的事。during an/the enquiry, in an/the enquiry在调查期间◆arguments during the enquiry调查期间的辩论pending an enquiry调查结果待定期间◆The director has been suspended, pending an internal enquiry.内部调查结果未定期间，主管被停职。enquiry by⋯进行的调查◆the outcome of enquiries by the police警方的调查结果enquiry into关于⋯的调查◆an enquiry into the environmental effects of the proposed new road针对拟修建的新路对环境影响的调查PHRASESa steward's enquiry (in horse racing赛马) 监管调查the outcome of an enquiry, the result of an enquiry调查的结果the subject of an enquiry调查的对象◆He now finds himself the subject of an enquiry after reports of financial irregularities.在报道有财政违规行为后，他发现自己成了调查对象。