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a police detective
She works as a police detective in New York.
她在纽约当警探。
警探；刑警
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警探；刑警
a police officer whose job is to investigate crimes by gathering evidence and information
She works as a police detective in New York.
她在纽约当警探。
即“侦探”的同义词,指负责收集证据和信息以侦破案件的警察。
Synonym of detective (“a police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime”).
The police detective interviewed the witness at the station.
警探在警察局询问了目击者。
A police detective often works long hours to solve a difficult case.
警探常常为了侦破疑难案件而长时间工作。
She became a police detective after five years on the force.
她在警队工作五年后成为了一名警探。
She works as a police detective in New York.
她在纽约当警探。
警探后接who引导的定语从句。
He is a police detective who solved the case.
他是一位破获了案件的警探。
He has worked as a police detective for ten years.
他当了十年警探。
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He is a detective police.
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He is a police detective.
英语中修饰名词的形容词或名词通常放在被修饰词之前，因此应说 'police detective'，而不是 'detective police'。
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She works as a police detective officer.
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She works as a police detective.
'detective' 已隐含警察身份，'police detective' 足够，加上 'officer' 多余。
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