survey/'sɜːveɪ $ 'sɜːr-/

n. an investigation in which many people are asked a set of questions to find out their opinion and behavior

n. [C] 民意调查，民意测验：The company did a survey to see what kind of cars people like. 这家公司做了民意调查，了解人们喜欢哪种汽车。

◇[survey on sth] carry out a survey on the issue 就这个问题进行一项民意测验

◇[survey of sb] a survey of young women 对年轻妇女所作的民意调查

构词sur- + vey (=-vid-)