1.（警队或私人）侦探
Adetective is someone whose job is to discover what has happened in a crime or other situation and to find the people involved. Some detectives work in the police force and others work privately.
e.g. detectives are appealing for witnesses who may have seen anything suspicious...
探员呼吁看到任何可疑情况的人进行举报。
e.g. She hired a privatedetective in an attempt to find her daughter.
她雇了一名私人侦探，试图找到自己的女儿。
2.（用于警察头衔）(英国英语中常用于 constable，sergeant 等词前）侦探，（美国英语中单独使用)警探
In Britain 'detective' is used before words such as 'constable' or 'sergeant', and in the U.S. the word 'detective' is used on its own, to indicate that a police officer is a member of the department concerned with investigating crimes.
e.g. ...detective Inspector Ian Mosley.
伊恩·莫斯利探长
e.g. ..detective Nardosa of the New York City Police Department.
纽约市警察局的纳尔多萨警探
3.(小说或故事)侦探的，破案的
Adetective novel or story is one in which a detective tries to solve a crime.
4.调查;探究
If you do somedetective work, you do something to find out more about a subject or situation that puzzles you.
e.g. Despite carefuldetective work, many items have never been recovered.
尽管进行了悉心探查，许多物品还是一直没有找回。
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侦探特别强调细节。
The detective was trying to ascertain exactly who was at the party.这个侦探试图查明都有谁参加了聚会。
The detective thought the stick was relative to the murder case.侦探认为这根木棒和谋杀案有牵连。
The detective tried to reason out how the thief had escaped.这个侦探反复琢磨想弄明白那个窃贼是怎样逃跑的。
The company hired a detective to investigate the accident.公司雇佣了一名侦探来调查这次事故。
The detective posed as a mourner at the victim's funeral.那侦探佯装成吊唁者参加了受害人的葬礼。
She read detective stories as an escape.她看侦探小说解闷。
The detective film is very interesting.这部侦探电影非常有趣。
a detective story'/novel侦探故事 / 小说
detectives from the anti-terrorist squad反恐怖主义小组的侦探
detective Inspector (Roger) Brown（罗杰·）布朗探长
Despite careful detective work, many items have never been recovered.尽管进行了悉心探查，许多物品还是一直没有找回。
detectives are appealing for witnesses who may have seen anything suspicious...探员呼吁看到任何可疑情况的人进行举报。
She hired a private detective in an attempt to find her daughter.她雇了一名私人侦探，试图找到自己的女儿。
...detective Inspector Ian Mosley.伊恩·莫斯利探长
..detective Nardosa of the New York City Police Department.纽约市警察局的纳尔多萨警探
Their opinions may reflect the feelings and hopes of some young people for Singapore.他们的看法反映了年轻人对国家的感情和期望.
The detective lays great stress on details.这位侦探非常重视细节问题.
The detective tried to pin the murder on the accused man.那侦探企图把杀人的罪名加在那个被告的身上.
The store detective was keeping a close eye on a suspected shoplifter.商店的保安当时正严密监视一个可疑的商店扒手.
The detective gives a false colour to this whole business.这个侦探彻底地歪曲了整个事件.
One day there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her.有一天,当那个妇女进来时,该店里的人比通常少一些, 所以侦探比较容易监视她.
The store detective had his eye on a group of boys who were acting suspiciously.商店侦探留意着一群行为可疑的男孩子.
The detective stubbornly persisted with his questions.侦探执意继续问他的问题.
Sherlock Holmes is a famous detective in stories.故事中的福尔摩斯是著名的侦探.
The criminal was very astute and well matched the detective in intelligence.这个罪犯非常狡猾,足以对付侦探的机智.
He has a weakness for detective stories.他特别爱读侦探小说.
The detective scanned every bit of evidence.侦探仔细检查了每一样证据.
'Once a detective, always a detective,' he said lightly.“一日为侦探，终生为侦探，”他满不在意地说。
I don't have to be a detective to figure that out.我不是侦探也想得出。
When Paul made the crack about the 'famous girl detective', I began to suspect that he had it in for you.当保罗挖苦你是“著名的女侦探”时，我开始怀疑他是不是故意刁难你。
He buried himself in his detective story again.他又沉浸在他的侦探故事里了。
Joan Smith's detective stories are a cut above the rest.琼·史密斯的侦探小说比其他侦探小说都要出色。
The detective changed his holiday dates when his flight was brought forward and it now clashed with the trial.由于航班提前，侦探更改了度假日期，但是这样一来就和审判冲突了。
The detective has to discover the motive, the means and the opportunity and has to keep these three balls in the air.那名侦探必须查明动机、手段和时机，而且对这三项的调查必须同步展开。
Furthermore, as Gervaise was quick to point out, Mr Scully was not a detective.而且，正如热尔韦斯毫不犹豫地指出来的那样，斯库利先生并不是一名侦探。
Vexed by the detective wisdom of critics.
出自：George EliotDivorces and executions and the detective operations that lead up to them.
出自：G. B. Shaw
