1 a study of the opinions, behaviour, etc of a group of people (民意等的)调查:
Surveys have shown that more and more people are getting into debt.调查显示,越来越多人负债。to carry out/conduct/do a survey作民意调查
2 the action of examining an area of land and making a map of it 测绘地形;测量
3 the action of examining a building in order to find out if it is in good condition 勘查建筑物
survey²
/səˈveɪ ||; sɚˈve/verb[T]
1 to look carefully at the whole of sth 仔细观察全貌:
We stood at the top of the hill and surveyed the countryside.我们站在山顶俯视郊野。
2 to carefully measure and make a map of an area of land (对土地的)勘测,查勘,测量
3 to examine a building carefully in order to find out if it is in good condition 查勘建筑物
survey1/ˋsɝve; ˈsɜːveI/n [C]1 a set of questions that you ask a lot of people in order to find out about their opinions or behaviour 调查: +of We conducted a survey of people's eating habits. 我们对人们的饮食习惯进行了调查。The survey showed that 61% backed the President. 此项调查显示 61% 的人支持总统。2 an examination of an area or building〔对地区或建筑物作的〕测量﹐勘测
survey2/sɚˋve; səˈveI/v [T] 1 to ask a lot of people questions in order to find out about their opinions or behaviour 调查〔意见或行为方式〕: More than 50% of those surveyed agreed. 在被调查的人当中﹐50% 以上持赞同意见。 2 to look at someone or something carefully 仔细地观察﹔审视: I surveyed the damage to the car. 我仔细察看车子受损的地方。3 to examine and measure land or a building 测量﹐勘测
surveysurveysurveyssurveyedsurveyingnoun (pluralsurveys)asking questions to find out what people think or do: We did a survey of people's favourite TV programmes.