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