To scrutinize someone or something is to examine it very carefully, as if you are hunting for a mistake, a lie, or a tiny important detail. A lawyer may scrutinize a contract; a teacher may scrutinize homework; the press may scrutinize a politician’s words.

To scrutinize someone or something is to examine it very carefully指的是非常仔細地檢查某人或某樣東西 as if you are hunting for a mistake, a lie, or a tiny important detail好像在找一個錯誤、一個謊言，或一個微小卻重要的細節。A lawyer may scrutinize a contract律師可能會scrutinize一份合約 a teacher may scrutinize homework老師可能會scrutinize作業 the press may scrutinize a politician's words媒體可能會scrutinize政治人物說的話。

It is a bit formal — in chat you would more often say look over or check carefully — but it is the normal verb in news, essays, and official talk. American spelling is scrutinize; British spelling is often scrutinise.

It is a bit formal這個字有點正式 — in chat you would more often say look over or check carefully平常聊天比較常說look over或check carefully — but it is the normal verb in news, essays, and official talk但在新聞、文章和官方場合裡它是很常見的動詞。American spelling is scrutinize美式拼法是scrutinize British spelling is often scrutinise英式拼法通常是scrutinise。

Either way it is stronger than a quick look: you stay with it. People stretch it a little (“He scrutinized the dessert menu”), though actually that is half a joke — the real weight of the word is serious checking.

Either way不管哪種拼法 it is stronger than a quick look它都比隨便看一眼還要重 you stay with it你會停留在上面仔細看。People stretch it a little大家也會把它用得誇張一點 ("He scrutinized the dessert menu")（像是「He scrutinized the dessert menu」） though actually that is half a joke不過其實這帶點開玩笑的意味 the real weight of the word is serious checking這個字真正的份量還是在認真的檢查上。