/səˈveɪ; NAmE sərˈveɪ/ [transitive] to investigate the opinions or behaviour of a group of people by asking them a series of questions（对…）作民意调查，进行民意调查◆87% of the 1 000 companies surveyed employ part-time staff.被调查的 1000 家公司中，有 87% 雇用兼职人员。to study and give a general description of sth总体研究；全面评述；概述◆The websites of the major stores were surveyed to see how easy to use they were.对大商店的网站进行调研以便了解其使用的方便程度。to measure and record the features, etc. of an area of land or of a building测量；测绘；勘测◆Have the house surveyed before you decide whether to buy it.在你决定购买房子之前，先请人勘查一下。