feelers

英 [ˈfiːləz]

美 [ˈfilərz]

n.  (某些昆虫和贝壳动物的)触角，触须
feeler的复数

柯林斯词典

• (昆虫的)触角，触须
  An insect'sfeelersare the two thin stalks on its head with which it touches and senses things around it.
• N-PLURAL 试探手段
  If youput out feelers, you make careful, quiet contacts with people in order to get information from them, or to find out what their reaction will be to a suggestion.
  1. When vacancies occur, the office puts out feelers to the universities.
     有空缺职位的时候，办事处就到各个大学去打探。

双语例句

• We should probably put our feelers out and see what potential exists.
  可能我们应该试探一下，看看有什么发展潜力。
• What insects have long feelers? What insects have short feelers?
  什么昆虫的触角长？什么昆虫的触角短？
• "She has no feelers," said another.
  “她连触须都没有！”另一个说。
• Draw a body, a head and two feelers.
  画一个身体，一个头和两个触须。
• Put out feelers cautiously check the views of others
  谨慎地试探别人的观点
• The snail drew in its feelers.
  蜗牛把触角缩了回去。
• The snail draws in its feelers.
  这只蜗牛将触角缩了回去。
• Ant: Do you have long feelers?
  你有长长的触角吗？
• Sagittarius: put your feelers out Your moods are easy to read.
  射手座：摸索他人的感慨感染你的情绪老是写在脸上。
• I'll try to put out some feelers to gauge people's reactions to our proposal.
  我想试探一下，看看人们对我们建议的反应。