亚洲网紅露点

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survey

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[ verb ser-vey; noun sur-vey, ser-vey ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
  2. to view in detail, especially to inspect, examine, or appraise formally or officially in order to ascertain condition, value, etc.
  3. to conduct a survey of or among:

    to survey TV viewers.

  4. to determine the exact form, boundaries, position, extent, etc., of (a tract of land, section of a country, etc.) by linear and angular measurements and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry.


verb (used without object)

  1. to survey land; practice surveying.

noun

plural surveys.
  1. an act or instance of surveying or of taking a comprehensive view of something:

    The course is a survey of Italian painting.

  2. a formal or official examination of the particulars of something, made in order to ascertain condition, character, etc.
  3. a statement or description embodying the result of this:

    They presented their survey to the board of directors.

  4. a sampling, or partial collection, of facts, figures, or opinions taken and used to approximate or indicate what a complete collection and analysis might reveal:

    The survey showed the percentage of the population that planned to vote.

  5. the act of determining the exact form, boundaries, position, etc., as of a tract of land or section of a country, by linear measurements, angular measurements, etc.
  6. the plan or description resulting from such an operation.
  7. an agency for making determinations:

    U.S. Geological Survey.

survey.

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abbreviation for

  1. surveying.

survey

verb

  1. tr to view or consider in a comprehensive or general way

    to survey the situation

  2. tr to examine carefully, as or as if to appraise value

    to survey oneself in a mirror

  3. to plot a detailed map of (an area of land) by measuring or calculating distances and height
  4. to inspect a building to determine its condition and value
  5. to examine a vessel thoroughly in order to determine its seaworthiness
  6. tr to run a statistical survey on (incomes, opinions, etc)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a comprehensive or general view

    a survey of English literature

  2. a critical, detailed, and formal inspection

    a survey of the nation's hospitals

  3. an inspection of a building to determine its condition and value
  4. a report incorporating the results of such an inspection
    1. a body of surveyors
    2. an area surveyed
  5. statistics a random sample
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 蝉耻谤藞惫别测补产濒别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉耻谤路惫别测顎僡路产濒别 adjective
  • 辫谤别路蝉耻谤顎僾别测 noun
  • 辫谤别顎却耻谤路惫别测顎 verb (used with object)
  • 蝉别濒蹿顎-蝉耻谤顎僾别测 noun
  • 蝉别濒蹿顎-蝉耻谤路惫别测别诲顎 adjective
  • un顎叢醭馨繁贡鸩忸僡路产濒别 adjective
  • 耻苍顎却耻谤路惫别测别诲顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of survey1

First recorded in 1425鈥75; late Middle English surveien (verb), from Anglo-French surveier, Middle French surv(e)ier, surveoir 鈥渢o oversee,鈥 from sur- sur- 1 + v(e)ier 鈥渢o see鈥 (from Latin 惫颈诲脓谤别; video ( def ), vision ( def ) )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of survey1

C15: from French surveoir, from sur- 1+ veoir to see, from Latin 惫颈诲脓谤别
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Example Sentences

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The studies looked at surveys of people's diets and at data on deaths from eight countries - Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, UK and US.

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Fewer than 5% of career firefighters in the U.S. are female, according to a 2018 national survey cited in a city report.

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But it said member surveys and motions carried at internal BMA conferences have backed considering further action.

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In the days after the fire, Ms Sampson and a group of naturalists surveyed the land to assess the potential impact of the wildlife.

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The national average for all tracks in the survey was 1.32 for the year.

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