detective
gb/dɪtˈɛktɪv/ us/dɪtˈɛktɪv/
B1
Ingles
~ 2900
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pangngalan
B1
entity
1
Person who investigates crimes
A person whose job is to find out who did a crime and get proof.
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] works as a detective
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'detective' with 'police officer'. While all detectives can be police officers, not all police officers are detectives.
Mga kasingkahulugan
investigator (A broader term that can include people investigating non-criminal matters.)
|
sleuth (Informal or literary term for a detective, often used in fiction.)
Mga kasalungat
criminal (Opposite role in the context of crime; a person committing crimes rather than solving them.)
Mga kolokasyon
private detective
|police detective
|undercover detective
|detective work
|detective agency
Mga tema
law
|crime
|work
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- The detective interviewed several witnesses to the robbery.
- She hired a private detective to follow her business partner.
- Detectives found new evidence at the crime scene.
- The police detective worked tirelessly on the murder case.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- The detective asked me questions about the night.
- A detective looks for clues to solve crimes.
- My uncle is a police detective.
- The detective found the stolen car.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
detective
IPA
GB/dɪtˈɛktɪv/
US/dɪtˈɛktɪv/
Mga pantig at diin
de - tect - ive (3 pantig)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tect)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: detective
- Plural: detectives
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
detectives
noun
Related words
detector
noun B2
detectable
adjective C1
Negative and opposite forms
undetectable
adjective
Mga ekspresyon
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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- It took some clever detective work to find the missing files.
- Her success was due to good detective work.