[, ]an official visit to a factory, restaurant, etc. in order to check that rules are being obeyed and that standards are acceptable视察；检查◆Regular inspections are carried out at the factory.要定期视察工厂。◆Banks were hit by concern over inspections by the Financial Services Agency.银行因担心金融服务局的检查而受到影响。⨁to carry out / conduct / make an inspection进行／行使／实行检查⨁to fail / pass an inspection未通过／通过检查⨁a full / regular / routine / surprise inspection全面／定期／常规／突然检查the act of looking closely at sth/sb, especially to check that everything is as it should be检查；检验；审查；审视◆The documents are available for inspection.这些文件可供审查。◆On closer inspection, the notes proved to be forgeries.进一步检查发现，这些钞票都是伪造的。⨁to carry out / make an inspection进行检查⨁a close / detailed / thorough inspection仔细／详细／彻底的检查