| 释义 |
sound sb out
sound sb out — phrasal verb with sound /saʊnd/ verb
► F0 to discover informally what someone thinks or intends to do about a particular thing, so that you can be prepared or take suitable action: » Perhaps you could sound the chairwoman out before the meeting, to see which way she's going to vote?Thesaurus+: ↑Questioning people and asking questions in general , ↑Curiosity , ↑Suspecting and questioning |