detective
/dɪˈtektɪv/
noun / adjective
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
侦探；刑警；侦探的；侦查用的
释义与例句
noun
侦探；刑警
a person, especially a police officer, whose job is to discover information about crimes
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The detective examined the crime scene carefully.
侦探仔细检查了犯罪现场。
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She works as a private detective in London.
她在伦敦做私家侦探。
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Detective Smith solved the case in three days.
史密斯侦探三天内就破了案。
adjective
侦探的；侦查用的
relating to the work of detecting crime
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I love reading detective stories.
我喜欢读侦探小说。
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The detective work took months to complete.
侦查工作花了好几个月才完成。
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She has a detective novel on her desk.
她桌上有一本侦探小说。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
detect(察觉、发现) + -ive(名词/形容词后缀) → 专门发现线索的人 → 侦探
词族与关联词
同义词
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investigator 调查员；侦查员更通用，可指各类调查人员An investigator was sent to look into the accident. 一名调查员被派去调查这起事故。
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sleuth 侦探文学或口语用法，带俏皮色彩The novel follows a clever sleuth. 这部小说围绕一位聪明的侦探展开。
反义词
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criminal 罪犯侦探调查抓捕的对象，二者角色相对The detective finally caught the criminal. 侦探终于抓住了罪犯。
常见搭配
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private detective 私家侦探He hired a private detective to follow his wife. 他雇了一名私家侦探跟踪他的妻子。
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detective story 侦探故事Agatha Christie wrote many detective stories. 阿加莎·克里斯蒂写了许多侦探故事。
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detective work 侦查工作Solving the puzzle required some detective work. 解开这个谜团需要一番侦查功夫。