survey

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈsɜːveɪ/|/sɜːˈveɪ/    美 /ˈsɝˌveɪ/|/sɚˈveɪ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of surveying; a general view.
    — Under his proud survey the city lies.
  2. A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
    — A survey of the stores of a ship; a survey of roads and bridges; a survey of buildings.
  3. The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.
  4. A measured plan and description of any portion of country.
    — The owners of the adjoining plots had conflicting surveys.
  5. An examination of the opinions and/or information of a group of people.
    — The local council conducted a survey of its residents to help it decide whether to go ahead with the roadside waste collection service.
  6. A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions and/or information of a group of people.
    — I just filled out that survey on roadside waste pick-up.
  7. An auction at which a farm is let for a lease for lives. historical
  8. A district for the collection of customs under a particular officer. US
动词 v.
  1. To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook
    — He stood on a hill, and surveyed the surrounding country.
  2. To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
    — […]with ſuch alter'd Looks,[…] / All pale, and ſpeechleſs, he ſurvey'd me round;
  3. To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of
    — It was his job to survey buildings in order to determine their value and risks.
  4. To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry
    — to survey land or a coast
  5. To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.
    — all the Tenants Leases and Copies are surveyed
  6. To investigate the opinions, experiences, etc., of people by asking them questions; to conduct a survey; to administer a questionnaire.

词形变化

surveys plural surveys present,singular,third-person surveying participle,present surveyed participle,past surveyed past

词汇关系

衍生词
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词源

词源 1
From Middle English surveyen, from Old French sourveoir, surveer (“to oversee”), from sour-, sur- (“over”) + veoir, veeir (“to see”), from Latin videre. See sur- and vision. Related to supervision.
词源 2
From Middle English surveyen, from Old French sourveoir, surveer (“to oversee”), from sour-, sur- (“over”) + veoir, veeir (“to see”), from Latin videre. See sur- and vision. Related to supervision.
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