survey /səˈvei/ I. vt. 1.俯瞰；眺望：survey the countryside from the top of a hill 从山顶俯瞰乡村；survey the surrounding landscape 眺望周围的景色 2.测量，测勘：survey the boundaries of a trace of land 勘定地界 3.全面审视，调查：survey the international situation 概括地评述国际形势；survey a stranger from head to toe 从头到脚打量陌生人 The police are surveying the evidence. 警察正调查取证。‖II. /ˈsə:vei/ n. 1.测量；勘测: make a survey of the road 测量道路 ［考句］ When construction can begin depends on how soon the survey of the route is completed.何时开工取决于路线的勘测速度。2.纵览，眺望： We were pleased with our first survey of the house. 我们初次观察这个房子，感到满意。 3.全面审视，调查：make a survey of sth. 对某事进行全面调查；conduct surveys 进行调查