enquiry
US: /ɪnˈkwaɪˌɹi/
UK: /ɛnkwˈaɪəɹi/
UK: /ɛnkwˈaɪəɹi/
English Vietnamese dictionary
enquiry /in'kwaiəri/
- danh từ
- sự điều tra, sự thẩm tra; sự thẩm vấn, sự hỏi
- câu hỏi
Advanced English dictionary
(also inquiry especially in AmE) noun (plural enquiries)
1 [C] ~ (into sth) an official process to find out the cause of sth or to find out information about sth: to hold / order / set up an enquiry into the affair + a murder enquiry + a public enquiry into the environmental effects of the proposed new road
2 [C] ~ (from sb) (about sb/sth) a request for information about sb/sth; a question about sb/sth: a telephone enquiry + We received over 300 enquiries about the job. + I'll have to make a few enquiries (= try to find out about it) and get back to you. + enquiries from prospective students + (BrE) Two men have been helping police with their enquiries (= are being questioned about a crime, but have not been charged with it). + All enquiries should be addressed to the customer services department.
3 [U] the act of asking questions or collecting information about sb/sth: scientific enquiry + The police are following several lines of enquiry. + a committee of enquiry
4 (enquiries) [pl.] (BrE) a place where you can get information: Ask at enquiries to see if your bag has been handed in.
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Collocation dictionary
1 official investigation
ADJ.
full/full-scale, major | detailed | preliminary | immediate | open, public | confidential | internal | joint
a joint enquiry undertaken by the Department of Health and the Dental Association
| impartial, independent | informal | formal, official | congressional, government, judicial, parliamentary, police | disciplinary | fatal accident, murder, etc.
VERB + ENQUIRY
carry out, conduct, have, hold, undertake | announce
The governor announced an enquiry into the events.
| initiate, launch, open (up), set up, start
Police have launched a murder enquiry.
| adjourn | reopen | call for
Local MPs are calling for a full independent enquiry into the way the police handled the affair.
| demand, order
The government has ordered a public enquiry into the affair.
| be subjected to, face
You may be subjected to a disciplinary enquiry.
| attend | be involved in | chair, head, lead
The enquiry will be chaired by a judge.
ENQUIRY + VERB
be underway, take place
A major enquiry is underway after the death of a union official. The enquiry will take place behind closed doors.
| begin, commence, start | hear sth
The enquiry heard this week that the crash was unavoidable.
| consider sth, examine sth, investigate sth | reveal sth | conclude sth, establish sth, find sth
An enquiry found that the vintage plane was in good working order.
| rule sth
The enquiry ruled that the cars should be fitted with bigger bumpers.
| blame sb/sth
ENQUIRY + NOUN
report | team
PREP.
at an/the ~
At the enquiry the minister maintained that nothing illegal had been done.
| during/in an/the ~
arguments during the enquiry
| pending an ~
The director has been suspended on full pay, pending an internal enquiry.
| ~ by
an enquiry by the Charity Commission
| ~ into
a public enquiry into the environmental effects of the proposed new road
PHRASES
the outcome/result of an enquiry, the subject of an enquiry
He now finds himself the subject of an enquiry after reports of financial irregularities.
2 request for information
ADJ.
exhaustive, extensive, thorough
I've made exhaustive enquiries, but haven't been able to find what I want.
| detailed | specific | general
Our national enquiry centre is open every day and can help you with all your general enquiries.
| discreet | informal | routine | preliminary | customer | house-to-house, phone/telephone, written
QUANT.
flood, stream
After the disaster, the police had a flood of enquiries about missing relatives.
VERB + ENQUIRY
make, pursue, direct, undertake
The police are still pursuing their enquiries. The committee directed its enquiries to Mrs Taylor.
| complete | welcome
The faculty welcomes enquiries from prospective entrants.
| get, have, receive | be inundated with | answer, respond to, deal with, handle | assist (sb) in/with, help (sb) in/with
Police believe he can help them with their enquiries into a robbery.
ENQUIRY + NOUN
desk, office | service | form
You are requested to complete an enquiry form.
PREP.
pending an/the ~
She has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
| ~ about/as to/concerning/regarding/relating to/with regard to
enquiries as to the whereabouts of Erin Smith
| ~ by
enquiries by police
| ~ from
enquiries from the public
| ~ into
I'm making enquiries into the possibility of going by train.
3 asking questions/collecting information
ADJ.
careful | further | critical | intellectual | empirical | historical, philosophical, scientific, sociological
The purpose is one of scientific enquiry.
VERB + ENQUIRY
encourage
The subjects on the curriculum encourage intellectual enquiry.
PREP.
~ concerning/into
enquiry into the origins of the universe
PHRASES
an area of enquiry
The purpose of the research is to put this area of enquiry on a sound experimental footing.
| a board/commission/committee of enquiry, a line of enquiry
No one has yet been arrested but the police have assured us that all possible lines of enquiry are being pursued.
| a method of enquiry
Methods of enquiry vary from subject to subject.
| a spirit of enquiry
Children are born with a spirit of enquiry.
Concise English dictionary
enquiries
+an instance of questioning
+a search for knowledge
+a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
