The police MADE a methodical search of the house.

警察仔细地搜查了房子。

The police made a methodical search of the house.

警察仔细地搜查了房子。

She swam a little farther and stopped for a methodical search of the underside of the ice.

她向前游了一会儿便停下来，在冰层底下做了一次有条不紊的搜寻。