research /riˈsə:tʃ/ I. n. ［u］ & ［c］ 调查，研究：do research work 做研究工作He has carried out extensive research into/on renewable energy sources.他就可再生能源进行了广泛的研究。Most research in the field has concentrated on the effects on children.这一领域的大多数研究都集中在对孩子的影响这一方面。He lost interest in much of his research. 他对自己的许多研究工作失去了兴趣。In research about the moon, a lot of information is put into computers.在对有关月球的研究中，许多信息被存入计算机。Freud was one of the first scientists to make serious research of the mind. 弗洛伊德是首批认真研究人脑的科学家之一。II. vi. 研究： research into a problem 研究问题