sur·vey²/sə`ve; səˈveɪ/ v [T] 1 to ask a lot of people a set of questions in order to find out about their opinions or behaviour 调查〔意见或行为方式〕: More than 50% of the students surveyed take regular exercise. 在被调查的学生中，有 50% 以上经常锻炼身体。 2 to look at someone or something carefully 仔细地观察; 审视: I surveyed the damage to my car. 我仔细察看了车上受损的地方。 3 to examine and measure an area of land in order to make a map 勘测，测量〔土地，以绘制地图〕