inquest
inquiry
research
survey【导航词义:调查】
inquest n. 讯问,审理
〔辨析〕指对死因的调查,尤指非自然死亡的原因。
〔例证〕
Which coroner will be in charge of the inquest into the deaths of the family?
哪位验尸官将负责对这家人的死因进行调查?
The inquest into the singer's death began yesterday.
对那名歌手死因的审理昨天开始进行。
The police decided to hold an inquest into his death.
警方决定对他的死因进行调查。
inquiry n. 调查,查问
〔辨析〕指为查明原因或获取信息而进行的调查。
〔例证〕
I've heard that the government will hold an inquiry into the affair.
我听说政府将对此事进行调查。
The public called for an independent inquiry into the accident.
公众要求对事故进行独立调查。
research n. 研究,探索
〔辨析〕指为了获得新发现或验证某一设想而进行的细致认真的研究。
〔例证〕
He is doing research on the causes of the disease.
他正在研究那种疾病的病因。
Recent research on asthma has produced some interesting findings.
对哮喘的最新研究已经有了一些令人关注的发现。
survey n. 调查
〔辨析〕指以提问或问卷的形式对某一人群的观点或行为所开展的调查。
〔例证〕
We carried out a survey of the living conditions in Beijing.
我们对北京的居住条件作了一次调查。
The survey shows that people now have a higher life expectancy.
调查表明现在人们的预期寿命更长。