investigate

investigate — 動詞

1. to look into something — such as a crime, a complaint, or a claim — very careful

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

調查

仔細檢查以找出真相或原因

to look into something — such as a crime, a complaint, or a claim — very carefully, with the goal of discovering what really happened or why it happened.

例句

Detective Christopher is investigating a series of thefts at the local museum.

Christopher 警探正在調查當地博物館發生的一系列竊案。

active: investigate + [crime]

The cause of the fire was investigated by a team of experts for three months.

火災的起因由一組專家調查了三個月。

passive: be investigated by [agent]

同義詞
  • examine

    broader meaning; can mean simply looking at something closely, not necessarily to find the truth

  • probe

    suggests a more penetrating inquiry, often with suspicion; slightly more formal

  • look into

    less formal, common in everyday speech; covers informal as well as formal inquiry

  • explore

    broader and less accusatory; often used for learning and discovery rather than solving wrongdoing

反義詞
  • ignore

    to refuse to pay attention to something

  • overlook

    to fail to notice or consider something

文法句型

investigate + noun (crime/incident/claim)

investigate + whether/what/how/who

用法筆記

Commonly used with crimes, incidents, claims, and allegations as the object. Also frequently takes an indirect question (whether, how, what, why). The passive form (be investigated) is very common in news reports and formal writing.

常見錯誤

❌The police investigated about the crime.
✅The police investigated the crime.
💡investigate is transitive and takes a direct object without a preposition.
❌They will investigate the problem deeply.
✅They will investigate the problem thoroughly.
💡the typical collocation is with thoroughly/carefully, not deeply.