research

US: /ˈɹisɝtʃ/, /ɹiˈsɝtʃ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


research /ri'sə:tʃ/
  • danh từ
    • sự nghiên cứu
      • to be engaged in research work: đi vào công tác nghiên cứu
      • to cary out a research into something: tiến hành nghiên cứu vấn đề gì
  • nội động từ
    • nghiên cứu
      • to research into the causes of cancer: người nghiên cứu nguyên nhân của bệnh ung thư

Advanced English dictionary


noun, verb
+ noun
sb) a careful study of a subject, especially in order to discover new facts or information about it: medical / economic / historical / scientific research + to do / conduct / undertake research + He has carried out extensive research into renewable energy sources. + Recent research on deaf children has produced some interesting findings about their speech. + What have their researches shown? + a research project / grant / student + Research on animals has led to some important medical advances. + I've done some research to find out the cheapest way of travelling there.
See also - MARKET RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
+ verb
market + He spent 20 years researching Nazi Germany. + She's in New York researching her new book (= finding facts and information to put in it). [also V wh-]
researcher noun

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
1 investigation, investigating, exploration, delving, digging, enquiry or inquiry, fact-finding, scrutinization, scrutiny, examination, inspection, probing, analysis, experimentation:
Her research into the causes of the disease have yielded good results. The government no longer supports much research.
v.
2 investigate, explore, delve into, dig into, enquire or inquire into, scrutinize, examine, study, analyse, inspect, check in or into or (up) on, probe, experiment with, Colloq check out:
We are researching ways in which the virus attacks the blood cells.

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

detailed, in-depth, painstaking | extensive
He has carried out extensive research into renewable energy sources.
| basic | original | further | ground-breaking, pioneering
pioneering research into skin disease
| collaborative | empirical | academic, clinical, historical, medical, military, scientific, social, space | AIDS, cancer, etc. | animal
calling for a ban on animal research
| market

QUANT.

piece
a startling piece of historical research

VERB + RESEARCH

carry out, conduct, do, undertake
She's doing research on Czech music between the wars.
| be based on
One paper based on research conducted at Oxford suggested that the drug may cause brain damage.

RESEARCH + VERB

demonstrate sth, indicate sth, prove sth, reveal sth, show sth, suggest sth
What have their researches shown?
| produce sth, yield sth
Recent research on deaf children has produced some interesting findings about their speech.

RESEARCH + NOUN

degree | effort, programme, project, work
directing the group's research effort
| methods | findings, results | purposes
Copies of the tape can be made for research purposes.
| centre, institute, laboratory | assistant, group, student, team, worker | grant

PREP.

~ in
Most research in the field has concentrated on the effects on children.
| ~ into/on
They are carrying out research into the natural flow patterns of water.

PHRASES

an area of research, research and development
spending on military research and development

ADV.

carefully, exhaustively, extensively, fully, meticulously, properly, thoroughly, well | poorly
The book has been poorly researched.

PREP.

for
She is currently researching for her next novel.
| into
I spent two years carefully researching into his background.


Concise English dictionary


researches|researched|researching'rɪːsɜrtʃ /rɪ'sɜːtʃ
noun
+systematic investigation to establish facts
+a search for knowledge
verb
+inquire into
+attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner