detective work

英 [dɪˈtektɪv wɜːk]

美 [dɪˈtektɪv wɜːrk]

调查;探究

英英释义

noun

• a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
  1. detection is hard on the feet
  Synonym:detectiondetectingsleuthing

双语例句

• The ingredients in a whole grain frozen waffle will vary depending upon the brand you choose, so you need to do a little detective work.
  你要确定，你选的真的全部都是由谷物组成的面包，你需要一点小小的调查工作。
• USDA's top bee scientist, Jeff Pettis, who is coordinating the detective work on this die-off, has more suspected causes than time, people and money to look into them.
  美国农业部的首席蜜蜂科学家JeffPettis负责协调调查这次蜜蜂死亡，他有更多的人力和财力来调查，他认为除了时间外还有很多可怀疑的原因。
• Now the detective work starts.
  现在侦探工作开始了。
• Well, Francis, do you suppose you could undertake a little piece of detective work for me, and handle it intelligently and quietly?
  那么，法兰西斯，你可以给我办一件小小的侦探工作，而且干得又巧妙，又秘密吗？
• Due diligence is more a matter of detective work than fact-checking.
  尽职调查更多成为一种侦探工作，而非核实事实。
• Almost ten years after its publication, the aged professor still got very excited over his book: "It was detective work. I had a lot of fun working on it."
  在这本书出版几乎十年以后，这位上了年纪的教授谈起这本书依然很兴奋：“这是一本侦探性的书，写这本书时可有意思了。”
• This morning I got her to do a bit of detective work.
  今天上午我让她又做了点查询工作。
• Are you fascinated by criminology, forensics, and detective work?
  你是否有迷上犯罪学、法医和侦查工作？
• Customers sip each layer slowly: Trying to figure out what's in each one is a fun act of gustatory detective work.
  茶客一层层地慢慢啜饮：他们竭力想弄清楚每一层到底都有些什么，舌头就像是在寻找罪犯蛛丝马迹的警员，很有趣味。
• "We're still trying to do the detective work here," Milburn said.
  “我们仍在试图做的侦查工作在这里，”米尔本说。