detective

1. N-COUNT A detective is someone whose job is to discover what has happened in a crime or other situation and to find the people involved. Some detectives work in the police force and others work privately. 偵探

Now detectives are appealing for witnesses who may have seen anything suspicious last night. 現(xiàn)在偵探們正在呼吁昨晚可能看到任何可疑情況的人出來作證。

2. ADJ A detective novel or story is one in which a detective tries to solve a crime. 偵探的[ADJ n]

...Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective novel. …阿瑟·柯南·道爾的經(jīng)典偵探小說。