0 someone whose job is to discover information about crimes and find out who is responsible for them -- 侦探
Her new detective series will be her debut on the small screen.
She hired a private detective to find out if her husband was having an affair.
A private detective has apparently unearthed some fresh evidence.
During the investigation, two detectives assumed the identities of antiques dealers.
Rather, the novel gures servants and employers as detectives in different but complementary ways.
Professionals of all sorts - detectives, doctors, and lawyers - ignore at their own risk the insight and advice of the amateurs below stairs.
Work is duplicated because the custody officer may enter information into one computer, while upstairs the detectives are putting the same information into another system.
