detective
gb/dɪtˈɛktɪv/ us/dɪtˈɛktɪv/
B1
Английский
~ 2900
nyomozó, detektív
СУЩЕСТВИТЕЛЬНОЕ
B1
1
Модель употребления:
[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.
Примеры для изучающих
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.
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'detective' with 'police officer'. While all detectives can be police officers, not all police officers are detectives.
Значение
Person who investigates crimes
Коллокации
private detective
|police detective
|undercover detective
|detective work
|detective agency
Синонимы
investigator (A broader term that can include people investigating non-criminal matters.)
|
sleuth (Informal or literary term for a detective, often used in fiction.)
Антонимы
criminal (Opposite role in the context of crime; a person committing crimes rather than solving them.)
Темы
law
|crime
|work
|core_vocabulary
Определение
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.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
detective
IPA
GB/dɪtˈɛktɪv/
US/dɪtˈɛktɪv/
Слоги и ударение
de - tect - ive (3 слога)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tect)
Формы слова
Noun
- Base: detective
- Plural: detectives
Родственные слова
Forms
detectives
noun
Related words
detector
noun B2
detectable
adjective C1
Negative and opposite forms
undetectable
adjective
Выражения
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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- It took some clever detective work to find the missing files.
- Her success was due to good detective work.