survey sth
直接跟名词作宾语，表示查看、检查或勘测某事物。
Engineers surveyed the land before building the bridge.
工程师们在建桥之前勘测了这片土地。
调查；进行民意调查；勘测；测量；勘查（庄园的边界、权益等）；查定；检查或查看；从高处仔细观看；俯瞰。；仔细查看；检查
to look at or examine something carefully, especially from above or as a whole
检查或查看；从高处仔细观看；俯瞰。
To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook
仔细查看；检查
To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
检查状况、情况、价值等；查明并确定状态
To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of
通过几何和三角测量确定土地、海岸、港口等的形状、范围、位置等
To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry
勘查并确定庄园的边界、采邑权、佃户保有土地的性质及租金和价值
To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.
通过提问调查人们的意见、经历等；进行调查；发放问卷
To investigate the opinions, experiences, etc., of people by asking them questions; to conduct a survey; to administer a questionnaire.
一般现在时
The team surveys the area every month.
团队每月调查该区域。
一般过去时
They surveyed the damage after the storm.
他们在暴风雨后调查了损失。
现在进行时
The researcher is surveying the population now.
研究人员正在调查人口情况。
动词，意为调查、测量。
Before buying the house, we surveyed the property for any signs of damage.
在买房子之前，我们仔细检查了房产是否有损坏迹象。
用法提示：这里 survey 是动词，表示仔细查看、检查。过去式为 surveyed。
Every year, the company surveys its employees about job satisfaction.
每年，公司都会就工作满意度对员工进行调查。
用法提示：这里 survey 是动词，表示通过提问进行调查。第三人称单数形式为 surveys。
Engineers are surveying the land to plan the new railway route.
工程师们正在勘测土地，以规划新的铁路路线。
用法提示：这里 survey 是动词，表示勘测、测量土地。现在分词形式为 surveying。
直接跟名词作宾语，表示查看、检查或勘测某事物。
Engineers surveyed the land before building the bridge.
工程师们在建桥之前勘测了这片土地。
for 引出查看或检查所要寻找的目标。
The team surveyed the area for signs of pollution.
团队勘察了该地区，寻找污染的迹象。
about 引出调查所针对的话题或内容。
Researchers surveyed 500 students about their study habits.
研究人员就学习习惯调查了500名学生。
from 引出观察或俯瞰的起点、位置。
We surveyed the valley from the top of the hill.
我们从山顶俯瞰整个山谷。
比 survey 更细致，常用于有目的地查清细节；survey 可指整体扫视。
语气更正式，常指官方或专业性的检查；survey 更偏一般性查看。
侧重重新看一遍以作出判断；survey 则侧重于初步或全面的查看。
比 survey 更深入、耗时；survey 更偏向大范围快速了解。
更强调用眼睛看（常从某处），survey 更强调全面审视，不一定用眼。
grammar · medium
易错句子The researchers surveyed on the eating habits of teenagers.
正确表达The researchers surveyed the eating habits of teenagers.
survey 作动词是及物动词，后面直接接宾语，不加介词；on/about 只用于名词搭配，如 a survey on eating habits。受汉语“对……进行调查”的影响，学习者容易把名词的介词带到动词后面。
grammar · medium
易错句子Last month the team survey the whole area for the new highway.
正确表达Last month the team surveyed the whole area for the new highway.
英语用动词形态表示时态，Last month 表示过去，必须用过去式 surveyed；汉语动词没有词形变化，学习者常因此漏掉 -ed，把过去的事情写成动词原形。
grammar · medium
易错句子Every spring he surveies the farm before planting.
正确表达Every spring he surveys the farm before planting.
survey 以元音字母 e + y 结尾，第三人称单数直接加 -s，即 surveys；只有“辅音字母 + y”结尾的动词才把 y 变成 i 再加 -es。学习者常把 y→ies 规则过度套用，误写成 surveies。
用于“仔细查看/审视”义项的反义词；指故意不看或不注意。
与“查看/检查”相对时，强调未能给予应有的注意或照管。
查看损失
After the storm, engineers surveyed the damage.
暴风雨过后，工程师们查看了损失情况。
勘测土地
They hired a team to survey the land before building the road.
他们雇了一个团队来勘测土地，然后再修路。
环顾现场
She paused at the door to survey the scene.
她在门口停下来环顾了一下现场。
审视形势
He surveyed the situation and decided to act immediately.
他审视了形势，决定立即行动。
调查顾客
The company surveyed customers about their shopping habits.
这家公司就购物习惯对顾客进行了调查。
sur-（在…之上）+ vey（看）
re-（再次）+ view（看）
super-（在…之上）+ vise（看）
sur-（在…之上）+ face（面）
进行survey时常使用问卷来收集信息。
survey的目的是收集数据以供分析。
respondent是回答survey问题的人。
survey完成后通常需要对结果进行分析。
survey通常基于一个有代表性的sample来推断整体情况。
审时度势；察看局势
Before making a decision, she paused to survey the situation.
在做决定之前，她停下来审时度势。
查看损失情况
After the storm, we went outside to survey the damage.
暴风雨过后，我们出去查看损失情况。
观察整体局面；审视形势
The CEO surveyed the competitive landscape before launching the new product.
在推出新产品之前，首席执行官审视了竞争格局。
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调查民意
The pollster surveyed public opinion on the new policy.
民意调查员就新政策进行了民意调查。