feeler

英 [ˈfiːlə(r)]

美 [ˈfiːlər]

n.  (某些昆虫和贝壳动物的)触角，触须

复数：feelers　过去式：feelered　

TEM8

BNC.33615 / COCA.24142

习惯用语

n.

put out feelers
• 试探
  to try to find out what people think about a particular course of action before you do it

牛津词典

noun

• （某些昆虫和贝壳动物的）触角，触须
  either of the two long thin parts on the heads of some insects and of some animals that live in shells that they use to feel and touch things with

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。

英英释义

noun

• one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans
  Synonym:antenna
• slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
  Synonym:barbel
• sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
  1. he had a special antenna for public relations
  Synonym:antenna
• a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
  1. she rejected his advances
  Synonym:overtureadvanceapproach

双语例句

• The letter was a feeler to see what his attitude might be.
  这封信是一种试探，看看他的态度。
• 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。
• The letter was a feeler to see how he would look upon such a movement.
  这封信是一种试探，看看他如何看待这种运动。
• As a feeler he added," probably had more interesting things to look at. "
  试探着他又加了句，“是不是去了更有趣的地方？”
• If you still have the lawnmower manual and a feeler gauge you can adjust the gap to the specifications.
  如果您仍然有割草机手册和触角衡量您可以随时调整的差距，以规格。
• Be able to use measure instrument, such as caliper, feeler gage, micrometer and so on.
  熟悉使用常用计量器具，如卡尺，塞尺，千分尺等。
• The feeler material must be harder than the material that is checked ( hardened pins).
  测隙片的材料必须比被检查的材料更坚硬（被硬化的针）。
• This article focuses on technical issues such as feeding, blowing rate, water quantity, feeler lever and layout quantity of jigging machine.
  本文主要阐述了跳汰机的给料、风量和水量、探杆、排料量等技术问题。
• That's the male, inserting sperm into the female, using its feeler called a palp.
  那就是雄性用他叫做触须的触角把精子射入到雌性体内。
• Based on the composition and working principle of infrared reflectance photoelectric weft feeler, the photoelectric weft feeler system of shuttle loom was improved.
  依据红外反射式光电探纬的组成和工作原理，对有梭织机光电探纬系统进行了改进。