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

• At the risk of sounding self-pitying, I'd say it has been harder on me than it has on Joanne.
  尽管听着像是自怜，我还是要说这对我比对乔安妮更难承受。
• Based on studies, experiments and theories made by scholars at home and abroad on sounding sand, the differences between sounding sand and sand sounding have been put forward in this paper.
  本文是在国内外学者对响沙的研究、试验和学说的基础上提出了响沙和沙响的区别。
• Meanwhile, some problems on upper air sounding balloon that should be solved at present are pointed out.
  同时指出了目前高空探测气球应解决的若干问题。
• I use the Internet as the sounding board of my advocacy, thoughts, dreams and success.
  我用互联网来试探我的主张、思想、梦想和成功。
• 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。
• This results in a slightly less than bright timbre and a more controlled ( even compressed sounding) projection.
  导致了细腻的声音而不是辉煌的音质和更受约束的发音（被压缩的声音）。
• Max sighed, sounding even more downhearted
  马克斯叹了口气，听上去更沮丧了。
• Application Research of Multi-beam Sounding System in Underwater Topographic Survey
  多波束测深系统在水下地形测量中的应用研究
• 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。
• 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。