| 释义 |
sound3 /sownd/ transitive verb- To measure the depth of
- To probe
- To examine with a sound (medicine)
- To try to discover the inclinations, thoughts, etc of (esp with out)
intransitive verb- To take soundings
- To dive deep (of eg a whale)
noun (medicine)A probe for examining the bladder, etc ORIGIN: OE sund- (in compounds), cf sound4; or perh OFr sonder to sound, which may be from Gmc soundˈer noun - A person who sounds
- Apparatus for taking soundings
soundˈing noun - The action of something which or someone who sounds
- An ascertained depth
- (in pl) waters in which an ordinary sounding line will reach the bottom
- A test or measurement of depth, esp of water by means of an echo-sounder or sounding line
- Penetrating a particular environment to obtain sample readings, eg of temperature
- (usu in pl; also with out) sample testing of opinion, inclination, etc, usu of an unofficial kind
sounding lead noun The weight at the end of a sounding line sounding line noun A line with a plummet at the end for soundings sounding rocket noun A rocket devised to gather high-altitude meteorological data and to radio it back to earth sounding rod noun A rod for measuring water in a ship's hold |