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  • [ɪnˈkwaɪərɪ][ˈɪnkwərɪː]

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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

inquiry [ɪn'kwaɪərɪ]
  1. 1. noun [c] (question) 询问
  2. 2. noun (about advertisement) 咨询
  3. 3. noun [c] (investigation) 调查
  4. 4. noun [u] [政治ICE] 质询
    to make inquiries
    进行调查
    public inquiry
    公开调查
    to hold an inquiry into sth
    对某事进行调查
    a court of inquiry
    调查庭

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

inquiry [ɪnˈkwaɪərɪ] [ˈɪnkwərɪː]
  1. 1. n.[c/u] 探索探究
    The professor was applying the spirit of scientific inquiry to spiritual matters.
    教授正在科学探索精神应用精神层面研究中。
  2. 2. n.[c] 询问打听
    Eventually a letter arrived from London in response to Moran's inquiries about his elder son.
    终于,从伦敦来的寄来一封信,答复莫兰关于年长儿子询问
  3. 3. n.[c] 调查审查质询
    The competition commissioner has started inquiries into the deal.
    竞赛委员开始介入此事调查

Collins English-English Dictionary

inquiry [ɪn'kwaɪərɪ]
  1. 1. n a request for information; a question
  2. 2. n an investigation, esp a formal one conducted into a matter of public concern by a body constituted for that purpose by a government, local authority, or other organization

Examples

a full-dress inquiry
详细的询问
public inquiry
公开调查
a court of inquiry
调查庭
He didn't give an explanation why he wanted the inquiry stopped.
他没有解释为什么他想要调查停下来。
We have conducted a confidential inquiry into these deaths.
我们对这些死亡事件进行了秘密调查。
The results of the inquiry have made things warm for the opposition.
这些调查的结果使反对者更暴躁了。
He was applying the spirit of scientific inquiry to spiritual matters.
他曾将科学探寻的精神用于教会事务。

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