ascertain 详细解释
ascertain
[.æsə'tein]
vt.确定, 查明, 探知
vt.
查明, 确定, 弄清[+(that)][+wh-]
Can you ascertain who he is?
你能否查明他是何许人?
We ascertained that he was dead.
我们断定他已死了。
词形变化
形容词: ascertainable | 副词: ascertainably | 名词: ascertainableness | 动词过去式: ascertained | 动词过去分词: ascertained | 动词现在分词: ascertaining | 动词第三人称单数: ascertains |
词义辨析
同义:
vt.确定; 探查
同义参见:
英英释义
动词 ascertain:
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
同义词：see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, assure
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
同义词：determine, check, find out, see, watch, learn
learn or discover with certainty
补充
ascertainascertain英:[ˌæsəˈtein] 美:[ˌæsɚˈten]vt.1.弄清, 确定, 查明I ascertained that she was dead.我断定她已经死了。例句
1. They could ascertain the extent of the damage.他们可以查实破坏程度。 2. We're unable to ascertain who the owners are.我们无法确定所有者是谁。 3. ascertain which services your bank is providing.弄清楚你的银行提供什么样的服务。 4. They had ascertained that he was not a spy.他们已经确定他不是间谍。 5. to ascertain the facts查明事实真相 6. an attempt to ascertain the cause of the accident.力求查明事故原因的努力。 7. [with clause]management should ascertain whether adequate funding can be provided.管理人员应该确定能否提供足够的资金。 8. They were unable to ascertain [=(more commonly) determine] the cause of the fire.他们无法确定火灾原因。 9. The police are now attempting to ascertain his whereabouts. [=to find out where he is]警方目前正努力追查他的下落。 10. Her doctors have been unable to ascertain [=find out] why she is ill. = Her doctors have been unable to ascertain the cause of her illness.她的医生至今无法确定她的病因。 11. The information can be ascertained by anyone with a computer.任何人用一台电脑都能够确认这则信息。 12. The cause of the fire was not readily/easily ascertainable.火灾原因无法轻易查明。热门单词推荐
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