interrogate
Definitions
To question someone closely, formally, or aggressively, often under pressure.
审问；盘问；讯问
To examine or query a database, device, or system for information.
（对数据库、设备等）查询、读取信息
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedinter- (between, back and forth) + rog (ask) + -ate (verb) = 'to ask back and forth.' Plain questioning becomes relentless when you do it over and over — that repeated, pressured asking is interrogation.
Root rog still carries 8 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.interrogate a suspect审问嫌疑人
- 2.interrogate a witness盘问证人
- 3.interrogate under oath宣誓后接受讯问
- 4.interrogate a database查询数据库
Example Sentences
- 1.
Police interrogated the suspect for several hours overnight.
- 2.
Reporters interrogated the minister about the missing funds.
- 3.
The software interrogates the sensor every few seconds for new data.
Easily Confused
interrogate vs interview vs question — question is the neutral, general word. interview is a structured, often cooperative conversation (a job interview). interrogate implies pressure and suspicion: you interrogate someone you think is hiding something, not a job candidate.