- 概括(局势、情况等)；全面考察(或研究)：
He surveyed Arthur Hailey's novels before presenting the award.
颁奖之前他概括地评述了阿瑟黑利的小说。
a report surveying the economic development
概括经济发展的报告
- 调查，向…调查；考察；检验：
to survey the will of the people
调查民意
to survey the students in the universities
向在校大学生进行调查
The products have been surveyed.
所有的产品均通过了检验。
- 测量，勘测，测绘：
to survey one's land
丈量土地
to survey the store of mineral resources
勘测地下矿产资源的蕴藏
- 审视；审阅：
Before going out, she surveyed herself in the mirror.
出门之前，她在镜子中审视自己。
to survey papers
审阅文件
- 环视，眺望；俯视，鸟瞰：
to survey Paris from the top of Eiffel Tower
从埃菲尔铁塔上鸟瞰巴黎