dowse for sth
后接寻找的目标,如水源或矿藏。
He dowsed for water in the desert.
他在沙漠中用占卜杖寻找水源。
用占卜杖探寻水源或矿藏
dowsed — past of dowse
使用探测棒寻找水、矿石等;探寻水源
use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals
使用探测棒寻找水、矿石等
To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.
一般现在时
He dowses for water in the desert.
他在沙漠中用占卜杖寻找水源。
规则动词
Some farmers still dowse for water before digging a well.
一些农民在打井前仍然用占卜杖探水。
用法提示:此处 dowse 为动词原形,与 for water 连用,表示用占卜杖探寻水源。
She learned to dowse with a pair of metal rods in her grandfather's garden.
她在祖父的花园里学会了用两根金属杆占卜探水。
用法提示:此处 dowse 是不定式(to dowse),表示学会用占卜杖寻找地下水。
He dowsed the field and said there was a stream beneath the old oak tree.
他用占卜杖探了那片地,说老橡树下面有一条溪流。
用法提示:此处 dowsed 是过去式,直接接地点宾语,表示用占卜杖探测某处。
后接寻找的目标,如水源或矿藏。
He dowsed for water in the desert.
他在沙漠中用占卜杖寻找水源。
后接所使用的工具。
She dowsed with a forked stick.
她用一根分叉的树枝进行占卜探寻。
grammar · medium
易错句子He dowsed for his lost ring.
正确表达He searched for his lost ring.
“dowse”特指用占卜杖寻找水源或矿藏,不可用于一般意义上的寻找。应使用“search”或“look for”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She dowsed the plants with water.
正确表达She doused the plants with water.
“dowse”常与“douse”混淆。“douse”意为“浇水、泼水”,而“dowse”意为“用占卜杖探寻”。
dowse(探寻水源)与douse(浸水)拼写相似但意义完全不同
dowse特指用占卜杖探寻水源或矿藏,而divine泛指凭直觉猜测或发现
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