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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2906 COCA: 3793

detective

1 detective /dɪˈtɛktɪv/ noun
plural detectives
1 detective
/dɪˈtɛktɪv/
noun
plural detectives
Learner's definition of DETECTIVE
[count]
: a police officer whose job is to find information about crimes that have occurred and to catch criminals侦探;警探
: a person whose job is to find information about something or someone : private investigator私家侦探
2 detective /dɪˈtɛktɪv/ adjective
2 detective
/dɪˈtɛktɪv/
adjective
Learner's definition of DETECTIVE
always used before a noun
: done in order to find out hidden or unknown information有关调查工作的
: of or relating to crimes and detectives刑侦的
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2906 COCA: 3793

detective

1 of 2

adjective

de·​tec·​tive di-ˈtek-tiv How to pronounce detective (audio)
1
: fitted for or used in detecting something
had perfected his detective sensibilities
2
: of or relating to detectives or their work
a detective novel
detectivelike adjective

detective

2 of 2

noun

: one employed or engaged in detecting lawbreakers or in getting information that is not readily or publicly accessible

Example Sentences

Adjective We had to do some detective work to find out who used to own the property. He enjoys reading detective novels. Noun She is a detective on the police force. Detective Sgt. Lee is working on the case. She hired a detective to follow her husband.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Their research, which attracted widespread coverage in preprint before being published in its final form last week, reads as much like a detective report as an academic study. Wired, 5 Aug. 2022 The gym-fit Paulides, who moved from California to Colorado in part for the skiing, is right out of central casting for a detective film. Jon Billman, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2017 Godwin had stumbled on a question asked by writers of detective fiction and psychological suspense ever since: Who can the hero really trust? Martin Edwards, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2022 Anonymous tips can be left on the detective tip line. I.c. Murrell, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2022 At home, Vlad’s father was engaged in a frantic, detective-like pursuit of his son. Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 16 July 2022 Anyone with information on the truck or driver who left the scene is asked to call the dispatch center at 870-541-5300 or the detective office at 870-730-2090. Pine Bluff Commercial, Arkansas Online, 3 July 2022 Almost overnight, Buryak, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, was thrust into a frantic, detective-like pursuit, scrambling for clues, trying to figure out where Russian soldiers were holding his son, and how to get him back. Paulina Villegas And Reis Thebault, Anchorage Daily News, 20 June 2022 Elise King is champing at the bit to return to her day job as a detective inspector with the major crime team. Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, 15 June 2022
Noun
On the day of his arrest, DiPrima reached out to the undercover detective and agreed to go to a location to meet, according to officials. Caroline Silva, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 Anyone with information is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit detective. Elaine Aradillas, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 In Virginia, a police detective applied for a geofence warrant three weeks after the bank robbery, which was granted by a Chesterfield County magistrate judge. Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2022 Louisville detective Kelly Goodlett will plead guilty to one count of conspiring to violate the civil rights of Breonna Taylor . Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2022 Glasgow police detective Jack Laidlaw between 1977 and 1991. Tom Nolan, WSJ, 29 July 2022 Authorities are asking those with information to contact (704) 432-TIPS and speak directly to a homicide unit detective. Amanda Taylor, PEOPLE.com, 16 July 2022 The detective called on the public to submit tips on the vehicle to police. Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 1 June 2022 To set him on this journey, Pyre, reportedly a composite character, is rendered as more than a touch naive about the people around him, whose gravest sins and darkest impulses shouldn’t come as a surprise to a detective. Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1732, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of detective was in 1732
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2906 COCA: 3793
detective

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DETECTIVE | DETECTIVE + VERB | DETECTIVE + NOUN ADJECTIVEprivate私人偵探She hired a private detective to follow her husband.她雇了個私人偵探跟踪丈夫。undercover卧底偵探store商店保安The store detective was keeping a close eye on a suspected shoplifter.商店的保安正嚴密監視一個可疑的商店扒手。police警探amateur業餘偵探fictional小說中虛構的偵探Sherlock Holmes was Conan Doyle's fictional detective.歇洛克・福爾摩斯是柯南・道爾筆下虛構的偵探。homicide (NAmE) 兇殺案偵探hard-boiled鐵面無私的偵探lead (NAmE) 探長Thomson was the lead detective in the Ramsay case.湯姆森是調查拉姆齊案件的探長。VERB + DETECTIVEhire雇用偵探DETECTIVE + VERBinvestigate sth偵探調查detectives investigating the case調查此案的偵探DETECTIVE + NOUNagency偵探社work偵查工作We are going to have to do some detective work on this.我們將不得不就此事進行調查偵辦。fiction, novel, series, show, story偵探小說;偵探劇;偵探故事hero偵探英雄

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