detective

• adj. 侦探的
• n. 侦探

来自detect,查明，侦查。

detective (n.)

1850, short for detective police, from detective (adj.), 1843; see detect + -ive.

1. "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。

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2. I don't have to be a detective to figure that out.

我不是侦探也想得出。

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3. 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。

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4. 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。

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5. The detective was trying to winkle information out of her.

侦探试图从她那儿套取信息。

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