1. 检查员;视察员;督察员
    An inspector is a person, usually employed by a government agency, whose job is to find out whether people are obeying official regulations.

    e.g. The mill was finally shut down by state safety inspectors.
           工厂终于遭国家安全检查员关闭了。

2. (英国警察中职位低于警司高于巡佐的)巡官,督察
    In Britain, an inspector is an officer in the police who is higher in rank than a sergeant and lower in rank than a superintendent.

inspector是什么意思

    e.g. Last week gunmen attacked Mogadishu airport killing a police inspector...
           上周持枪歹徒袭击了摩加迪沙机场，杀死了一名警察巡官。
    e.g. I got on the phone to Inspector Joplin at Scotland Yard.
           我与伦敦警察厅的乔普林巡官通过电话了。

3. (美国警察中仅次于总警监的)督察长
    In the United States, an inspector is an officer in the police who is next in rank to a superintendent or police chief.

    e.g. ...San Francisco police inspector Tony Camileri.
           旧金山警察局督察长托尼·卡米莱里