The Investigation
調查
Investigation Basics
調查基礎
investigator 調查員
authorities 當局
suspect 嫌疑人
witness 證人
bystander 旁觀者
lead 線索
evidence 證據
clue 線索
scene of the crime 犯罪現場
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to investigate 調查
to solve 解決
Suspicion immediately fell on the boyfriend.
懷疑立即落在男友身上。
The suspect fits the description provided by the eyewitnesses.
嫌疑人與目擊者提供的描述相符。
The suspect is armed and dangerous.
嫌疑人持有武器且危險。
The investigators are pursuing a promising lead.
調查人員正在追查一條有希望的線索。
Somebody tipped off the police.
有人向警方報案。
The case went unsolved for many years. The break came when the killer started to write taunting letters to the police.
此案多年未決。當兇手開始向警方寫嘲諷信時,案情出現了突破。
Case closed! We solved the mystery.
案件結束!我們解開了謎團。
We had to connect the dots to solve this case.
我們必須將這些點連起來才能解決這個案子。
The detectives finally cracked the case.
偵探們終於破案了。
表達式
I haven't got a clue.
我完全不知道。
Evidence Gathering
證據收集
search warrant 搜索令
crime lab 犯罪實驗室
forensics 法醫學
ballistics 彈道學
autopsy 驗屍
coroner 法醫
cold case 懸案
DNA evidence DNA證據
missing person 失蹤人口
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Dust for fingerprints.
檢查指紋。
Searching the house didn't turn up anything.
房屋搜索一無所獲。
Surveillance
監視
undercover 臥底
undercover agent 臥底官員
undercover operation 誘捕行動
to tail 跟蹤
The undercover agent infiltrated the drug ring.
臥底官員滲透了販毒集團。
The detectives staked out the home of the suspected drug dealer.
偵探們對涉嫌販毒者的房屋進行了監視。
They tried to tail us but we managed to lose them in the botanical garden.
他們試圖跟蹤我們,但我們在植物園裡甩掉了他們。
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Identification
識別
lineup 警察 lineup
snitch informal 告密者
informant 線人
to identify 識別
to incriminate 使有罪
to accuse 指控
The investigators found incriminating evidence against him in the basement.
調查人員在地下室發現了對他不利的證據。
The witness IDed the suspect. We've got our man.
證人指認了嫌疑人。我們抓到他了。
I've been framed. It wasn't me.
我被陷害了。不是我。
They say he's a snitch — that's why he's still walking around free.
他們說他是告密者——這就是為什麼他還在外面。
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Questioning
審訊
alias 別名
interrogation 審訊
confession 供認
alibi 不在場證明
to interrogate 審問
to confess 承認
to detain 拘留
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You're wanted by the police for questioning.
警方想審問她。
The suspect was detained for questioning.
嫌疑人已被帶去審問。
The suspect has many aliases.
嫌疑人有很多別名。
The suspect was interrogated by the police.
嫌疑人被警方審問。
Where were you last night?
你昨晚在哪裡?
His alibi checks out.
他的不在場證明成立。
He failed the lie detector test.
他沒通過測謊儀測試。
She took the rap for him.
她為他頂罪了。
Arrest
逮捕
warrant 逮捕令
arrest warrant 逮捕令
mugshot 嫌犯照片
to arrest 逮捕
to apprehend 逮捕
to release 釋放
The officers arrested him for public intoxication.
警察因他行為不檢而逮捕了他。
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You're under arrest. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
你被捕了。你有權保持沉默。你說的任何話都可能並將在法庭上對你不利。
We've got a warrant for your arrest.
我們有你的逮捕令。
What's the charge?
罪名是什麼?
attempted murder and resisting arrest.
企圖謀殺和拒捕。
I turned myself in. I couldn't live with a murder on my conscience.
我自首了。我無法昧著良心生活。
The suspect gave us the slip.
嫌疑人從我們手中溜走了。
Due to the lack of evidence, he was released.
由於證據不足,他被釋放了。