| 单词 | investigator |
| 释义 | investigator (once / 594 pages) n Every crime novel has an investigator, someone whose job it is to discover the truth. Not all investigators solve crimes, but to be an investigator you need to work hard to figure things out. A private investigator knocks at your door. Do you let him in? He probably only wants to ask questions, because that’s what investigators do: they research. Scientists are investigators, so are police officers, and even your friend who reads lots of books about butterflies can be considered an investigator. Rooted in the Latin word vestigare, meaning “trace out,” investigators gather facts in order to trace out the whole picture. WORD FAMILYinvestigator: investigators+/investigate: investigated, investigates, investigating, investigation, investigative, investigator, investigatory/investigation: investigations/investigative: investigatively USAGE EXAMPLESInvestigators questioned the prime minister for three hours at his official residence in Jerusalem. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Investigators said Schnorenberg was called to a Country Inn & Suites in Mankato about 4 a.m. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Investigators connected the group to five fires set last March. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n someone who investigates Exp|Hypo|Hyper Samuel Wiesenthal Austrian investigator of Nazi war crimes (born in 1908) adjuster, adjustor, claim agent, claims adjuster, claims adjustor one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement coroner, medical examinera public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes detectivean investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public examiner, inspectoran investigator who observes carefully ombudsmana government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government bank examineran examiner appointed to audit the accounts of banks in a given jurisdiction checkerone who checks the correctness of something PI, operative, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus, sherlocksomeone who can be employed as a detective to collect information scrutiniser, scrutinizera careful examiner; someone who inspects with great care canvasser, scrutineersomeone who examines votes at an election sleuth, sleuthhounda detective who follows a trail expert a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully 2n a police officer who investigates crimes Syn|Hypo|Hyper detective, police detective, tec dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw someone who is a detective plainclothesmana detective who wears civilian clothes on duty traceran investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods officer, police officer, policeman a member of a police force 3n a scientist who devotes himself to doing research Syn|Hypo|Hyper research worker, researcher experimenter a research worker who conducts experiments boffin(British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research fieldworkera researcher who works in the field post doc, postdoca scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree scientist a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences |
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