English Dictionary

diagnose

/ˈdʌɪ.əɡˌnəʊz/

verb

(transitive, medicine) To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis. / (by extension) To determine the cause of a problem.

The doctor will diagnose the patient's illness.

意味（1）

(transitive, medicine) To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis.

意味（2）

(by extension) To determine the cause of a problem.

But in the early days of the scheme the new machines created some problems for the fitters, who found them over-complex and their faults hard to diagnose after many years' experience of small, simple steam locomotives.