Investigate Meaning in English

word

US

/ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌɡeɪt/

in-VES-tuh-gayt

UK

/ɪnvˈɛstɪɡˌeɪt/

in-VES-ti-gayt

释义

To try to find out the truth about something by gathering information, examining facts, or asking questions. It is often used for crimes, problems, accidents, or scientific research.

用法与细微差别

More formal than 'look into'. Common patterns are 'investigate a crime', 'investigate the cause', and 'investigate whether/how...'. It usually suggests a careful, systematic process, not just casual checking.

• Spanish: investigar
• Portuguese (BR): investigar
• Portuguese (PT): investigar
• Chinese (Simplified): 调查 - 侦查
• Chinese (Traditional): 調查 - 偵查
• Hindi: जांच करना - तहकीकात करना
• Arabic: يحقق - يحقق في
• Bengali: তদন্ত করা - অনুসন্ধান করা
• Russian: расследовать - изучать
• Japanese: 調査する - 調べる
• Vietnamese: điều tra - nghiên cứu
• Korean: 조사하다 - 살펴보다
• Turkish: soruşturmak - araştırmak
• Urdu: تفتیش کرنا - تحقیق کرنا
• Indonesian: menyelidiki - menyelidik

例句

The police will investigate the accident.

basic

Scientists are trying to investigate the disease.

basic

We need to investigate why the machine stopped.

basic

They're still investigating what caused the fire.

natural

Our team was asked to investigate whether the data was correct.

natural

Before we blame anyone, let's investigate the facts.

natural