Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #3172
auditing
审计；查账
auditing is the present participle of audit.
To examine and verify financial accounts or records officially.
- 1.
To examine and adjust (e.g. an account).
检查并调整(如账目)。
- 2.
To conduct an independent review and examination of system records and activities in order to test the adequacy and effectiveness of data security and data integrity procedures, to ensure compliance with established policy and operational procedures, and to recommend any necessary changes
独立审查和检查系统记录与活动,以测试数据安全与完整性程序的充分性和有效性,确保符合既定政策和程序,并建议必要的变更。
- 3.
To counsel spiritually.
进行精神咨询。
- 4.
To attend an academic class without the opportunity to receive academic credit.
旁听学术课程,无机会获得学分。
旁听；（对系统进行）安全审计；审查；给予精神指导；检查并调整(如账目)。；独立审查和检查系统记录与活动,以测试数据安全与完整性程序的充分性和有效性,确保符合既定政策和程序,并建议必要的变更。
In use
The company hired an external firm to audit its financial records.
Our accounts are audited every year by a certified accountant.
The auditor is currently auditing the department's expenses.
audit something
常用于财务审查。
The firm audited the company's accounts.
该公司审计了这家公司的账目。
audit a course/class
通常不获取学分。
She decided to audit a few courses at the university.
她决定在大学旁听几门课程。
be audited
表示被动，对象可以是公司或个人。
All financial records will be audited annually.
Connections
Collocations
- audit financial statements
- 审计财务报表
- The firm was hired to audit financial statements.这家公司受聘审计财务报表。
- audit the books
- 查账；审计账簿
- An external accountant will audit the books next month.下个月将有一名外部会计师来查账。
- audit system logs
- 审查系统日志
- The security team audits system logs every week.安全团队每周审查系统日志。
- audit compliance
- 审查合规情况
- The consultant was asked to audit compliance with data protection rules.该顾问受命审查数据保护规则的合规情况。
- audit a course
- 旁听一门课程
- She decided to audit a course in art history.她决定旁听一门艺术史课程。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：一位审计员戴着眼镜，逐行核对账本上的数字，找出错误——audit 就是这种独立审查。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：finance、business、government regulation 表示“审计、查账”时，该词是比较正式的中性表达，通常出现在财务、商务或政府监管等专业语境中，口语里不太常见。
Grammar Note
及物时意为查账或旁听；不及物时意为查账。
Pronunciation & Spelling
audit 与 plaudit 押韵，均读 /ɔːdɪt/。edit、credit、bandit、pundit 都以 -dit 结尾，但重读元音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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