Scientists examined the fossilized pollen under a microscope to determine which plants once flourished in the region.
科学家在显微镜下检查化石花粉，以确定该地区曾生长过哪些植物。
Archaeologists excavating a Bronze Age settlement found large storage jars filled with charred grain in nearly every household they examined, alongside no evidence of a centralized granary or communal storage building anywhere in the settlement.
From a Inferences question · Information and Ideas
The report's introduction lists four possible causes of a factory's declining output before stating that each subsequent section will examine the evidence for one of the four causes in turn.
From a Text Structure and Purpose question · Craft and Structure
The report's introduction lists three possible explanations for a decline in local fish populations before stating that each subsequent section will examine the evidence for one explanation in turn.
From a Text Structure and Purpose question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “examine”?
D — Inspect, check closely. “examine” means inspect, check closely.
Which word means “inspect, check closely”?
D — examine. “examine” means inspect, check closely.
examine — inspect, check closely. In Chinese: 检查，审查.
examine is pronounced /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/.
Scientists examined the fossilized pollen under a microscope to determine which plants once flourished in the region. (科学家在显微镜下检查化石花粉，以确定该地区曾生长过哪些植物。)
inspect, scrutinize, analyze — all close in meaning to examine (inspect, check closely).
overlook, ignore — each the opposite of examine (inspect, check closely).
Yes. examine is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
ex(out)+amine(inspect)