detective
gb/dɪtˈɛktɪv/ us/dɪtˈɛktɪv/
B1
Engleză
~ 2900
nyomozó, detektív
SUBSTANTIV
B1
1
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] works as a detective
The detective interviewed several witnesses to the robbery.
A nyomozó több tanút is kihallgatott a rablással kapcsolatban.
She hired a private detective to follow her business partner.
Magánnyomozót fogadott, hogy kövesse az üzlettársát.
Detectives found new evidence at the crime scene.
The police detective worked tirelessly on the murder case.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The detective asked me questions about the night.
A nyomozó kérdéseket tett fel nekem arról az éjszakáról.
A detective looks for clues to solve crimes.
A nyomozó nyomokat keres, hogy felderítse a bűncselekményeket.
My uncle is a police detective.
The detective found the stolen car.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'detective' with 'police officer'. While all detectives can be police officers, not all police officers are detectives.
Sens
Person who investigates crimes
Colocații
private detective
|police detective
|undercover detective
|detective work
|detective agency
Sinonime
investigator (A broader term that can include people investigating non-criminal matters.)
|
sleuth (Informal or literary term for a detective, often used in fiction.)
Antonime
criminal (Opposite role in the context of crime; a person committing crimes rather than solving them.)
Teme
law
|crime
|work
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
A person whose job is to find out who did a crime and get proof.
A person, often a police officer or private investigator, whose job is to find out who committed a crime by collecting and analyzing evidence.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
detective
IPA
GB/dɪtˈɛktɪv/
US/dɪtˈɛktɪv/
Silabe și accent
de - tect - ive (3 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tect)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: detective
- Plural: detectives
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
detectives
noun
Related words
detector
noun B2
detectable
adjective C1
Negative and opposite forms
undetectable
adjective
Expresii
detective story
1/dɪtˈɛktɪv stˈɔɹi/
fixed phrase
Fiction about solving a crime
A story, often in a book or movie, about a person who finds out who did a crime.
Exemple
- I love reading old-fashioned detective stories.
- The movie is based on a famous detective story.
detective work
1/dɪtˈɛktɪv wˈɚk/
fixed phrase
Investigating to solve a case or problem
The careful work of finding out facts to solve a crime or problem.
Exemple
- It took some clever detective work to find the missing files.
- Her success was due to good detective work.