[名词用法]名词survey有哪些重要用法与搭配
(1) 表“根据……调查”，通常与介词 according to 搭配。如：
According to the latest surveys many Britons suffer from heart disease. 据最近调查显示，许多英国人患心脏病。
According to the survey, as few as 10% of us are happy with our jobs. 据调查显示，我们当中只有10%的人对自己的工作感到满意。
(2) 表“调查表明……”“(民意)测验表明……”，通常与动词show, reveal, indicate等动词搭配。如：
The survey revealed a wide spread of opinion. 调查结果表明各种意见差别很大。
Surveys have shown that more and more people are getting into debt. 调查显示越来越多的人负债。
Surveys show that 75% of people approve of the new law. 民意测验表明，75%的人赞成新颁布的法规。
A survey indicated that 89 per cent of people recycle paper. 一项调查显示89%的人重复使用纸张。
(3) 表示若表示“进行调查(测验)”等，可与 carry out, conduct, do, make, take, undertake 等动词搭配。如：
They’re conducting a survey. 他们正在进行一项调查(www.yygrammar.com)。
We conducted a survey of parents in the village. 我们对这个村子里的父母亲作了一次调查。
The charity did a survey of people's attitudes to the disabled. 慈善团体就人们对残疾人的态度进行了调查。
A survey carried out last year found 80% of the public in favor of the change. 去年做的一次调查发现80%的公众支持这项改革。
He called me on the pretext that he was taking a survey, but he was actually selling stocks. 他打电话给我借口在作调查，但他实际上是在卖股票。
(4) 表示“对……调查”，其后通常接介词 of。如：
survey of US businesses 对美国企业的调查(www.yywords.com)
Our survey of the company showed that it was in trouble. 我们对此公司的调查表明它已经陷入困境。
若表示“关于……的调查”，其后则接介词 on 或 about。如：
a survey on drivers' attitudes to the police 关于司机对警察的看法的调查
She prepared a survey about immigration. 她设计了一个关于移民问题的民意调查。
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