inquiry noun
or chiefly British enquiry /ɪnˈkwaɪri/ /ˈɪnkwəri/ plural inquiries
or chiefly British enquiry /ɪnˈkwaɪri/ /ˈɪnkwəri/ plural inquiries
Learner's definition of INQUIRY
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[count] : a request for information询问;打听 —
often + into 2
[count] : an official effort to collect and examine information about something : investigation官方调查;正式调查 —
often + into ◊ In British English, a person who is being questioned by the police as a suspect or a witness is said to be helping the police with their inquiries.协助警方调查
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[noncount] : the act of asking questions in order to gather or collect information查问;探究;调查 -
Further inquiry showed that he had visited the city twice before.进一步的调查显示,之前他曾来过这个城市两次。
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scientific/academic inquiry科学/学术探索
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The police are pursuing a new line of inquiry.警方正沿着一条新线索进行调查。