probe

Compared meaning: to look at or investigate carefully (verb).

比较义项：仔细察看、检查或调查（动词）。

• examine

  A general, neutral verb for looking at or checking something carefully; common in everyday and medical contexts, without implying special tools or a deep, prolonged investigation.

  一个中性、常用的动词，表示仔细察看或检查某物；常用于日常和医疗语境，不一定使用专门器械，也不强调长时间的深入调查。

  The nurse examined the wound closely before applying a fresh bandage.

  护士仔细检查了伤口，然后才换上新的绷带。

• probe 本词

  Implies a deeper, more thorough or systematic investigation, often with a special instrument, or figuratively digging into a hidden or sensitive matter; more formal, common in journalism, science and police work.

  暗示更深入、更系统的调查，常使用专门器械，或比喻式地深挖隐秘或敏感的事情；语气更正式，常见于新闻报道、科研和警方调查。

  Reporters probed the company's finances for weeks before publishing the scandal.

  记者花了几周时间调查这家公司的财务状况，之后才公布了这桩丑闻。

Examine and probe both mean to look at or check something carefully. Examine is the general, neutral verb, common in everyday and medical settings. Probe suggests a deeper, more thorough investigation, often using special tools, or digging into a hidden matter, common in journalism.

examine 是中性、常用的词，指仔细察看或检查某物，医生检查病人、老师批改作业等场合都可以用；probe 则强调更深入、更彻底的调查，常带有使用专门器械探查，或比喻式地深挖隐秘、敏感问题（如调查丑闻）的意味，语气也更正式，多见于新闻和科研语境。这里不比较 examine 作“对……进行考试测试”的用法，也不比较 probe 作名词“探测器、探针”的用法。