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Do research 是什么意思?为什么不说 do a research?

Do research 是开展研究,也能说买东西前查资料。Research 通常不可数;但如果确实要说“一项研究”,该换哪个名词结构?

Do research 表示开展研究,或为弄清一个问题而收集信息。它既适用于学术研究,也适用于日常准备,例如买手机、选课程或去不熟悉的城市旅行之前查资料。

想记住 do research 的用法吗?

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do research on/into + topic; do some/a lot of research; carry out research (formal)

  • Before choosing a university, I did a lot of research on student reviews.
  • Our team is doing research into how customers use the mobile app.
  • Do some research before you book a hotel in a city you don't know.

修改原因

修改前Last year our department did a research on remote work.

修改后Last year our department did research on remote work.

Research 在这里像 information 一样不可数,不加 a,也很少用复数,因此原句删去 a。需要表示某一项具体研究时,可以说 a study 或 a research project。

Cambridge Dictionary

学术写作中,常用 carry out 或 conduct 代替 do:The team carried out research into sleep and memory。Research 也可以作动词:She researched the topic for months。

动手练习

For my thesis, I ___ research on how teenagers use social media.

(did / made)

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did — Research 与 do 搭配,过去式是 did,因此选 did。Made research 不是这里“开展研究”的自然英语搭配。

描述一次在重要购买或决定前调查了解的经历。说明当时在选择什么,以及从哪里查找信息。

Before buying a used car, I did research on different models by reading owner reviews online.

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