survey

inquiry, investigation, research, survey

这些名词均有“调查”之意。
inquiry: 普通常用词，指正式调查，也指一般的打听或查询。
investigation: 一般指有系统的调查以得到希望发现或需要知道的事。
research: 指科学工作者等为揭示自然规律或获取某个领域的新知识而进行长时间的调查研究。
survey: 多指为写书面报告而进行的民意测验或调查。

名词 survey:

1. a detailed critical inspection
   同义词：study
2. short descriptive summary (of events)
   同义词：sketch, resume
3. the act of looking or seeing or observing
   同义词：view, sight

动词 survey:

1. consider in a comprehensive way
   同义词：appraise
2. look over in a comprehensively, inspect
3. keep under surveillance
   同义词：surveil, follow
4. hold a review (of troops)
   同义词：review, go over
5. make a survey of; for statistical purposes
6. plot a map of (land)

1. Only children under five are excepted from this survey.
   这次调查仅仅不包括五岁以下的儿童。
2. This survey is the work of a real professional.
   这份调查是真正内行人做的。
3. Follow-up survey shows that the reoccurrence rate is only 5%.
   跟踪调查表明复发率仅为5%。
4. A survey of the property shows that the northern boundary is not correct.
   对这块地产的测量表明，它北面的边界线是不正确的。
5. We stood on the top of the mountain and surveyed the countryside.
   我们站在山顶上，眺望乡村。