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
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用占卜杖探寻水源或矿藏
use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals
He dowsed for water in the desert.
他在沙漠中用占卜杖寻找水源。
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.
dowse
Base
原形
dowses
3rd person
第三人称单数
dowsing
-ing
现在分词
dowsed
Past
过去式
dowsed
Past participle
过去分词
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
He dowsed for his lost ring.
Use this
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”。
Not this
She dowsed the plants with water.
Use this
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”。
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