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

• 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？
• 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。
• 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。”
• Here's where the detective work and the fun begins.
  探索工作，趣味所在将从这里开始。
• But this kind of detective work is daunting.
  但这种侦查工作颇为艰巨。
• 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？
• 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。
• They say that genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains. It's a very bad definition, but it does apply to detective work.
  就是无止境地吃苦耐劳的本领。这个定义下得很不恰当，但是在侦探工作上倒还适用。
• Detective work is Iike dating.
  探长的工作就好像约会。
• After a lot of detective work, I managed to find out where my old school friend was living.
  经大量调查，我设法查明了老校友的住处。