sleuthing

noun

1. 侦查，调查（犯罪案件或神秘事件）
   the act of investigating a crime or mysterious event
   1. to do some private sleuthing
      进行私人侦查

1. N-UNCOUNT (非警方人员所做的)调查，侦察
   Sleuthing is the investigation of a crime or mystery by someone who is not a police officer.
   1. I did a little sleuthing to see if I could find any footprints.
      为了看能否找到什么脚印，我做了一番小小的侦察。

1. I did a little sleuthing to see if I could find any footprints.
   为了看能否找到什么脚印，我做了一番小小的侦察。
2. In his view, getting it right requires you to do a fair amount of sleuthing to learn as much as you can about a prospective employer before you meet with anyone there.
   在他看来，要想获得准确的答案，在面试之前，必须狠下一番功夫，尽可能多地去了解潜在的东家。
3. Bring in an outside agency to do the sleuthing, or at the very least executives outside the scope of the alleged problem, with no relationship to the people involved.
   引入独立机构进行侦查，最不济，内部调查者也要与被调查的问题无关，和相关人士无关。
4. You'll need to do a little sleuthing to see what's available in your area.
   你需要在你的职业内做一些调查才能发现什么才是有价值的。
5. But you can also do some sleuthing to give you a better chance of standing out next time.
   但是你也可以做一些侦查工作，以便下次能有更好的机会。
6. Thousands of SMEs are desperate to hire bright young graduates – but they may not advertise in the obvious places as it's expensive, so do some extra sleuthing to track them down.
   成千上万中小型企业都在拼命聘请有前途的年轻毕业生-但它们可能不在明显的地方做广告，因为太贵了，所以花一些额外的功夫记下他们。
7. Do some basic sleuthing to uncover or imagine why a person ( partner, colleague, parent) may have certain defense mechanisms ( narcissism, defensiveness, aggression, depression, etc.) or personality traits.
   做一些基本的侦查去发现或想象为什么一个人（合作伙伴、同事、家长）可能有一定的防御机制（自恋、防御、攻击、抑郁等）或个性特征。
8. Perhaps one of my colleagues from the newsroom, equipped with superior sleuthing skills, would have picked up that something big was about to happen.
   或许换作我那些拥有敏锐嗅觉的新闻编辑部同事，他们已经会感到将有大事发生。
9. Having pioneered corporate intelligence at his eponymous sleuthing agency, Mr Kroll made a late career move into the business of credit ratings three years ago.
   克罗尔昔日在同名调查机构开创了企业情报业务，3年前才进入信用评级领域，他在这一行的职业生涯开始得较晚。
10. Modern sleuthing can overcome some of the most devious destruction.
    现代的侦探工作能化解一些最为狡猾的破坏手段。
11. I had to go out sleuthing to find your address.
    我得出去侦查一番才找到你的住址。

noun

1. a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
   1. detection is hard on the feet

   Synonym:    detectiondetectingdetective work