1.调查;审查 If someone, especially an official, investigates an event, situation, or claim, they try to find out what happened or what is the truth.
investigation He ordered an investigation into the affair... 他命令对此事件展开调查。 He has been notified by magistrates that he is under investigation for corruption. 地方法官告知他因为贪污腐败问题正在对他进行审查。
英英释义
1.conduct an inquiry or investigation of
e.g. The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady