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词组 investigate
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investigate AC /ɪnˈvestəɡeɪt, ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/ verb to try to find out the truth about something such as a crime, accident, or scientific problemadverbsinvestigate sth thoroughly The police say that the matter will be investigated thoroughly.investigate sth properly It is the Chief Constable's responsibility to see that these complaints are properly investigated. investigate sth further He promised that they would investigate the matter further.nounsinvestigate a case A team of detectives investigated the case.investigate a murder/a robbery/sb's death etc They are investigating the murder of an old man.investigate an allegation/ accusation The company secretary is being questioned by police investigating allegations of fraud.investigate a claim/complaint The insurance company are still investigating his claim.investigate the matter At this stage we are not able to say exactly how the fire started. We are still investigating the matter.investigate the possibility of sth (=consider whether something is true) The two scientists were investigating the possibility that species change when they are exposed to a new environment. You also use investigate the possibility of doing something when people consider whether they should do something: We're investigating the possibility of starting our own business. THESAURUS: investigate look into sthcase | matter | problem | complaint | claim | allegation | possibility | ways to find out more about a problem, especially after someone has asked you to do this: The police agreed to look into the case. | Please could you look into the matter for me? | We need more time to look into the problem. | The manager promised to look into my complaint. | They 're looking into the possibility of moving to London. | We're looking into ways of speeding up the process. | I'll look into it and get back to you. exploreways | possibility | option to consider or discuss something, in order to help you decide what you should do: Military leaders are exploring new ways of defending the United States from terrorism. | I’m going to explore the possibility of a part-time job. | We still haven't fully explored all the options. probe to try to find secret or hidden information, especially by asking questions: The press began probing into the actor’s private life. | We have been probing the reasons why the government has been so slow to react to the problem of climate change. delve to look somewhere in order to try to find more information about something, especially something that is difficult to find out about: Over the past year Ms Deen has been delving into the national archives, in order to discover information on the early Muslim settlers. | I think we need to delve a little deeper. be under investigation if someone or their activities are under investigation, the police are trying to find out if they have done something illegal: Several public figures are under investigation for corruption.
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