The research team interrogated the survey data to identify patterns that might explain the decline in bee populations.
研究团队仔细盘问了调查数据，以找出可能解释蜜蜂数量下降的模式。
Which choice best defines “interrogate”?
D — Question formally. “interrogate” means question formally.
Which word means “question formally”?
B — interrogate. “interrogate” means question formally.
interrogate — question formally. In Chinese: 审问，盘问，询问.
interrogate is pronounced /ɪnˈterəɡeɪt/.
The research team interrogated the survey data to identify patterns that might explain the decline in bee populations. (研究团队仔细盘问了调查数据，以找出可能解释蜜蜂数量下降的模式。)
question, examine, cross-examine — all close in meaning to interrogate (question formally).
answer, respond — each the opposite of interrogate (question formally).
Yes. interrogate is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. 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.
inter(between)+rogate(ask)