sound out 详细解释

sound out

试探, 打听

试探……的意向

He sounded out his father on the idea of marrying Jane.

他征询他父亲对他娶简的意见。

Have you sounded him out yet?

你试探过他的意见了吗?

英英释义

动词 sound out:

speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

同义词:pronounce, articulate, enounce, enunciate, say

try to learn someone's opinions and intentions

同义词:check out, feel out

补充

sound outsound out1.试探意见, 探听口气Can you sound your friend out and see whether he will help?你能试探一下你的朋友, 看看他能否帮忙吗?

例句

1. I'm not sure he'll agree but I'll sound him out.我不确定他会同意, 但我会探探他的口风。 2. I spent a lot of time sounding them out on the plan to extend the building.我花了很长时间向他们打探扩建的规划。 3. They sounded me out on the idea. [=they asked me what I thought about the idea]他们试探我对那个主意的看法。 4. polls that sound out public opinion探询民意的调查