Word
dowsing
/ˈdaʊsɪŋ/
noun
探水术；探矿术
核心释义
the practice of searching for underground water or minerals with a dowsing rod
- 1.
用叉状棍或类似指示器寻找水或其他物质的做法,有些从业者认为源于超自然力量
The practice of seeking water or other substances (usually liquid) with the aid of a forked stick or similar pointing device, as believed by some practitioners to derive from supernatural power.
- 2.
用探矿杖寻找地下水或矿物
searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
用叉状棍或类似指示器寻找水或其他物质的做法,有些从业者认为源于超自然力量；用探矿杖寻找地下水或矿物
用法In use
Dowsing is often used by rural farmers to locate groundwater before digging a new well.
用法提示：dowsing 为名词，指用探杆寻找地下水的技法。
Some people believe that dowsing can also find buried minerals, though scientists doubt its reliability.
用法提示：dowsing 作名词，表示探测地下矿物的活动。
After years of practice, she became skilled at dowsing and could map out water veins in the valley.
用法提示：dowsing 作名词，用在介词 at 后，指探水这项技能。
dowse for [noun]
表示用探杆寻找地下水或矿藏时，常用介词 for 引出目标。
He spent the afternoon dowsing for water in the backyard.
他整个下午在后院用探杆寻找水源。
dowse with [tool]
相关词与表达Connections
近义词Synonyms
易混词Confusing words
- dousing
- 泼水；熄灯 · dowsing 既可指用探杆寻找水源，也可指泼水；而 dousing 仅指泼水或熄灯，没有寻找水源的意思。
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