inspector

Word family  noun inspection inspector verb inspect

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in·spec·tor /ɪnˈspektə $ -ər/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL noun [countable]  1  BOEXAMINEan official whose job is to check that something is satisfactory and that rules are being obeyed 检查员；督察员 ticket inspectors 查票员 a Health and Safety inspector 健康安全督察员 Standards of discipline at the school were strongly criticized in the inspector’s report. 督察员在报告里狠狠地批评了这所学校的纪律水准。2  SCPa police officer of middle rank 督察，巡官〔中级警官〕 Inspector Blake 督察布莱克 → chief inspector

Examples from the Corpus

inspector• A sergeant's car was hit, and two shots were fired at an inspectors vehicle.• the building inspectors• City inspectors of all kinds were shaking citizens down, as were the police.• Clarkson, a quality control inspector, scored two.• a Health Department inspector• The public observations and published documents of Government inspectors did not point to falling standards in basic subjects at the primary stage.• In 1912 school inspectors reported that only 2 % of young people were unable to read or write.• Eighteen months on, some head teachers are complaining that inspectors are fulfilling their duties with a zeal which smacks of prejudice.• The inspectors said that there was poor provision in certain aspects of teaching children with reading difficulties.• The ticket inspector then interrupted the conversation and said this was not possible.

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inspector
in‧spec‧tor S3 W3 AC /ɪnˈspektə $ -ər/ noun [countable]1. an official whose job is to check that something is satisfactory and that rules are being obeyed:
    ticket inspectors
    a Health and Safety inspector
    Standards of discipline at the school were strongly criticized in the inspector’s report.
2. a police officer of middle rank:
    Inspector Blake ⇨ chief inspector

in·spect·or AW BrE /ɪnˈspektə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈspektər/ 🔊 nouna person whose job is to visit schools, factories, etc. to check that rules are being obeyed and that standards are acceptable 检查员；视察员；巡视员◆a school/health/safety, etc. inspector 督学；卫生、安全等检查员  ➡  see also tax inspector (abbreviation Insp) an officer of middle rank in the police force （警察）巡官◆Inspector Maggie Forbes玛吉 · 福布斯巡官  ➡  see also chief inspector (in Britain) a person whose job is to check tickets on a bus or train to make sure that they are valid （英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员