survey/sə'veɪ/

vt

1. 常用被动 调查(民意等)

• Almost 60% of those surveyed said they supported the President's decision. 将近60%被调查者表示支持总统的决定。

• survey the population growth in the whole country 调查全国的人口增长情况

2. 审视

• The man leaned back in his chair and surveyed me for a moment. 那个人靠在座椅上仔细打量了我一会儿。

• survey sb. up and down 上下打量某人

3. 全面考察；概括论述

• a book which surveys the entire field of linguistics 一本概括介绍语言学整个领域的书

4. 测量；测勘

• survey a plot of land for construction 勘测一建筑用地