sleuthing
noun [ U ] informal uk/ˈsluː.θɪŋ/ us/ˈsluː.θɪŋ/
调查;侦查
the act of discovering information about crimes or other activities, and finding out who or what is responsible for them
Some sleuthing from our investigative reporter uncovered some interesting information on Parkinson. 我们的调查记者在查探中发现了一些关于帕金森的有趣的信息。
The FBI has declined to provide detailed information about its online sleuthing. 联邦调查局拒绝提供有关其在线侦查的详细信息。
See: sleuth
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- If you're willing to do a little sleuthing, it's likely you can get to the bottom of what's causing your pain.
- After four years of sleuthing, she discovered that the statue's real creator was Brazilian.
- The search for the killer began in one of the most intensive efforts at medical sleuthing ever undertaken.