survey
noun
verb
ˈsɜːveɪ
noun
1
a
set
of
questions
that
you
ask
a
large
number
of
people
in
order
to
find
out
about
their
opinions
or
behaviour
调查
carry
out/conduct
a
survey
(do
a
survey)
进行调查
We
conducted
a
survey
of
parents
in
the
village.
我们对这个村子里的父母亲作了一次调查。
[+
of
]
survey
of
US
businesses
对美国企业的调查
survey
shows/reveals
(that)
The
survey
showed
that
Britain’s
trees
are
in
good
health.
调查显示英国的树木状况良好。
2
an
examination
of
an
area
of
land
in
order
to
make
a
map
of
it
〔绘制地图前对某地的〕勘测，测量，测绘
3
an
examination
of
a
house
or
other
building
done
especially
for
someone
who
wants
to
buy
it
[英] 〔尤指为购房者所作的〕房屋鉴定 （查勘 ）
BrE
4
a
general
description
or
report
about
a
particular
subject
or
situation
〔对某一专题或形势的〕概论，概述
a
survey
of
modern
English
literature
现代英国文学概论
səˈveɪ
verb
5
to
ask
a
large
number
of
people
questions
in
order
to
find
out
their
attitudes
or
opinions
调查
usually passive 一般用被动态
Of
the
100
companies
surveyed,
10
per
cent
had
a
turnover
of
£50m
to
£99m.
被调查的 100 家公司中，10% 的公司营业额为 5,000 万到 9,900 万英镑。
6
to
look
at
or
consider
someone
or
something
carefully,
especially
in
order
to
form
an
opinion
about
them
〔尤指为形成某种意见而〕审视; 仔细考虑
She
turned
to
survey
her
daughter’s
pale
face.
她转过头审视女儿苍白的面孔。
They
got
out
of
the
car
to
survey
the
damage.
他们下车查看受损情况。
7
to
examine
the
condition
of
a
house
or
other
building
and
make
a
report
on
it,
especially
for
people
who
want
to
buy
it
[英] 〔尤指为购房者〕鉴定〔房屋〕
BrE
8
to
examine
and
measure
an
area
of
land
and
record
the
details
on
a
map
测量，勘测，勘定
There
were
many
voyages
to
survey
the
ocean
depths
in
the
nineteenth
century.
19 世纪有过多次勘测海洋深度的航行。