sounding

英 [ˈsaʊndɪŋ]

美 [ˈsaʊndɪŋ]

n.  意见调查; 征询意见; 水深测量
v.  听起来好像; 让人听着好像; 听起来…的; (使)发出声音，响
sound的现在分词

复数：soundings　现在分词：sounding　

BNC.14059 / COCA.16361

牛津词典

noun

• 意见调查；征询意见
  careful questions that are asked in order to find out people's opinions about sth
  1. They will take soundings among party members.
     他们将在党员中间征询意见。
  2. What do your soundings show?
     你的调查结果如何？
• 水深测量
  a measurement that is made to find out how deep water is
  1. They took soundings along the canal.
     他们沿运河测量了水深。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING （铃或号的）发声，鸣响
  The sounding ofa bell or a horn is the act of causing it to make a sound.
  1. There were 15 minutes between the first air raid alert and the sounding of the all-clear signal.
     第一次空袭警报和空袭警报解除信号之间间隔了 15 分钟。
• N-COUNT （收集或征询的）意见
  If you takesoundings, you try to find out people's opinions on a subject.
  1. She will take soundings of the people's wishes before deciding on a course of action.
     在决定行动方针之前，她会对人们的愿望作一番调查。

双语例句

• It is surprising how many people start sounding off about something without really deciding what they think about it.
  居然有那么多人还没有真正确定自己的想法就开始大发议论——这真是令人吃惊。
• These words are a bit too literary sounding.
  这些话书卷气重了点儿。
• 'That is beautiful, Tony,' Momma said, no longer sounding at all snappish.
  “真美呀，托尼，”妈妈说道，话音里的恶声恶气不见了。
• He had a way of sounding so sincere. It made me warm and tingly
  他的话听起来总是十分诚恳，让我感到既温暖又舒心。
• He came up with an improbable sounding excuse as to why they were late.
  他为他们的迟到提出了一个听上去不大可信的借口。
• The study about wave-field transform in electromagnetic sounding is the advanced subject in the field.
  瞬变电磁测深的波场变换方法技术的研究，是目前在该领域研究的前沿课题。
• He needed a sounding board rather than thinking alone.
  他需要的是征询别人的意见，而不是独自思考。
• We'll always justify our actions with noble sounding theories
  我们总会用听起来非常高尚的理论为我们的行动辩护。
• At the risk of sounding silly, have you checked it's plugged in?
  尽管这听起来有点傻，但你最好还是检查一下插头插好了吗？
• Max sighed, sounding even more downhearted
  马克斯叹了口气，听上去更沮丧了。