dowsing

Dowsing is often used by rural farmers to locate groundwater before digging a new well.

探水术常被农村农民用来在挖新井前定位地下水。

Some people believe that dowsing can also find buried minerals, though scientists doubt its reliability.

有些人相信探矿术也能找到埋藏的矿物，尽管科学家怀疑其可靠性。

After years of practice, she became skilled at dowsing and could map out water veins in the valley.

经过多年练习，她熟练掌握了探水术，能标出山谷中的水脉。