Tra từ examine - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

exam·ine [examine examines examined examining] BrE [ɪɡˈzæmɪn] NAmE [ɪɡˈzæmɪn] verb
1. to consider or study an idea, a subject, etc. very carefully
•~ sth These ideas will be examined in more detail in Chapter 10.
•~ how, what, etc… It is necessary to examine how the proposals can be carried out.
2. to look at sb/sth closely, to see if there is anything wrong or to find the cause of a problem
•~ sb/sth The doctor examined her but could find nothing wrong.
•~ sth/sb for sth The goods were examined for damage on arrival.
3. ~ sb (in/on sth) (formal)to give sb a test to see how much they know about a subject or what they can do
•The students will be examined in all subjects at the end of term.
•You are only being examined on this semester's work.
4. ~ sb (law)to ask sb questions formally, especially in court
see also ↑cross-examine, see need (to have) your head examined at ↑need _v.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French examiner, from Latin examinare ‘weigh, test’, from examen ‘examination’.

Thesaurus:
examine verb
1. T
•These ideas will be examined in detail in Chapter 10.
study • • discuss • • survey • • review • |BrE analyse • |AmE analyze • |especially spoken go into sth •
examine/study/discuss/survey/review/analyse/go into what/how/whether…
examine/study/discuss/survey/review/analyse the situation
examine/study/discuss/review/analyse/go into sth in depth/in detail
Examine or study? You examine sth in order to understand it or to help other people understand it, for example by describing it in a book; you study sth in order to understand it yourself.
2. T
•The police officer examined the package.
inspect • • check • • look at sth • • go over sth • • look sb/sth over • • check over sb/sth • • check through sth • |business audit •
examine/inspect/check/check over/check through (sth) for sth
examine/inspectcheck/look at sth to see if/whether…
examine/inspect/check sth regularly/daily
Examine, inspect or check? These words can all be used when you are looking for possible problems, but only check is used about looking for mistakes:
•Check your work before handing it in.
✗ Examine/Inspect your work before handing it in. Only examine is used when looking for the cause of a problem:
•The doctor examined her but could find nothing wrong.
✗ The doctor inspected/checked her but could find nothing wrong. Inspect is used more often about an official:
•Publice health officials were called in to inspect the restaurant.

Language Bank:
about
Saying what a text is about
▪ The book is about ▪ homeless people in the cities.
▪ The report deals with ▪ the issue of homelessness in London.
▪ The writer discusses ▪ the problems faced by homeless people.
▪ The article presents an overview of ▪ the issues surrounding homelessness.
▪ The novel explores ▪ the theme of friendship among homeless people.
▪ The first chapter examines ▪ the relationship between homelessness and drug addiction.
▪ The paper considers ▪ the question of why so many young people become homeless.

Synonyms:
examine
analyse • review • study • discuss
These words all mean to think about, study or describe sb/sth carefully, especially in order to understand them, form an opinion of them or make a decision about them.
examine • to think about, study or describe an idea, subject or piece of work very carefully: ▪ These ideas will be examined in more detail in Chapter 10.
analyse/analyze • to examine the nature or structure of sth, especially by separating it into its parts, in order to understand or explain it: ▪ The job involves gathering and analysing data. ◇ ▪ He tried to analyse his feelings.
review • to examine sth again, especially so that you can decide if it is necessary to make changes: ▪ The government will review the situation later in the year.
study • to examine sb/sth in order to understand them or it: ▪ We will study the report carefully before making a decision.
examine or study?
You examine sth in order to understand it or to help other people understand it, for example by describing it in a book; you study sth in order to understand it yourself.
discuss • to write or talk about sth in detail, showing the different ideas and opinions about it: ▪ This topic will be discussed at greater length in the next chapter.
to examine/analyse/review/study/discuss what/how/whether…
to examine/analyse/review/study/discuss the situation/evidence
to examine/analyse/review/study/discuss sth carefully/critically/systematically/briefly

Example Bank:
•Critically examine your work as if you were looking at someone else's efforts.
•Each case must be carefully examined.
•He didn't even bother to examine the note.
•He fails to examine the implications of such a development.
•It is instructive to examine the data we have so far.
•Let us examine the implications of this theory.
•Only recently have historians begun to examine its impact and influence.
•The course is externally examined.
•The room was examined minutely for clues.
•This claim needs to be examined separately.
•This study sets out to examine the possible effects of climate change.
•This survey systematically examined their claims.
•We continue to examine new ways of doing business.
•We shall now proceed to examine these two aspects of the problem in detail.
•one of the very few studies to empirically examine this problem
•the few studies that have specifically examined the effectiveness of the drug