1、survey可以作为名词，意思是民意调查、问卷调查，是可数名词。2、survey作动词时意思是查看、审视。短语：survey of对...的调查、do a survey做调查。

例句：A recent survey showed 75% of those questioned were in favour of the plan.最近的民意调查显示，有75%的调查对象支持这项计划。The next morning we surveyed the damage caused by the fire.次日清早我们查看了火灾的破坏情况。This chapter briefly surveys the current state of European politics.本章对欧洲政治的现状作了简略概述。