inquiry
noun
ɪnˈkwaɪəri
noun
1
a
question
you
ask
in
order
to
get
information
询问，打听
C | BrE
[+
about
]
We’re
getting
a
lot
of
inquiries
about
our
new
London-Rio
service.
许多人询问我们新开设的伦敦－里约热内卢的班机服务情况。
[+
from
]
inquiries
from
potential
applicants
来自潜在的申请者的询问
I
don’t
know
who
sent
the
gift,
but
I’ll
make
some
inquiries
.
我不知道礼物是谁送的，但我会打听一下。
help
the
police
with
their
inquiries
2
the
act
or
process
of
asking
questions
in
order
to
get
information
查问; 探究
U
On
further
inquiry,
it
emerged
that
Malcolm
had
not
been
involved
in
the
incident.
进一步的调查，表明马尔科姆没有参与该事件。
The
local
council
set
up
a
committee
of
inquiry
to
look
into
policing
arrangements.
地方议会成立了一个调查委员会来对治安维护安排进行调查。
scientific/intellectual
inquiry
3
an
official
process
to
find
out
about
something
调查，查问，查究
C
[+
into
]
a
judicial
inquiry
into
the
deaths
对死因的法庭调查
launch/set
up/hold
an
inquiry
(into
sth)
The
Civil
Aviation
Authority
has
agreed
to
hold
an
inquiry
into
the
accident.
民航局同意对事故进行调查。
The
police
have
launched
a
murder
inquiry
.
警方已开始进行谋杀案的调查。
Parents
have
called
for
an
independent
inquiry
into
the
accident.
父母要求对事故进行独立调查。