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be a tec
My uncle is a tec.
我叔叔是一名侦探。
侦探；警探
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
侦探；警探
a police officer who investigates crimes
My uncle is a tec.
我叔叔是一名侦探。
侦探
a police officer who investigates crimes
The tec questioned the witness for two hours.
那名警探盘问了证人两个小时。
She worked as a tec in London for ten years.
她在伦敦当了十年警探。
The tecs found the missing money in the suspect's car.
警探们在嫌疑人的车里找到了丢失的钱。
My uncle is a tec.
我叔叔是一名侦探。
He works as a tec in the police force.
他在警察局当侦探。
The tec who cracked the case received an award.
破案的那名侦探获得了奖励。
Not this
I want to study tec at university.
Use this
I want to study tech at university.
拼写混淆：'tec' 是名词 'detective' 的缩写，而 'tech' 是 'technology' 的缩写。学习技术时应使用 'tech'。
Not this
The detective tec the case.
Use this
The detective investigates the case.
词性错误：'tec' 是名词，不能用作动词。应使用动词 'investigates'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
私家侦探
She hired a private tec to investigate the fraud.
她雇用了一名私家侦探来调查这起欺诈案。
侦查工作
The arrest came after days of patient tec work.
经过数日耐心的侦查工作，最终实施了逮捕。
负责案件的侦探
The tec assigned to the case questioned every witness.
负责这起案件的侦探询问了每一位证人。
Use tec naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
从 detective 里去掉 de 和 tive，剩下的 tec 就是侦探。
语域：informal 常见场景：非正式对话、侦探小说或影视台词、非正式报道 “tec”是informal说法，多用于口语或非正式场合，指侦探或刑事调查警探；正式文书或严肃语境中较少见。
All six words rhyme with tec: they share the final /ɛk/ sound. Be careful with lookalikes tic /tɪk/ and tack /tæk/, which have similar spellings but different vowels.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.