Word
dowsing
/ˈdaʊsɪŋ/
noun
探水术；探矿术
the practice of searching for underground water or minerals with a dowsing rod
- 1.
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.
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
- 2.
searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
用探矿杖寻找地下水或矿物
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
In use
Dowsing is often used by rural farmers to locate groundwater before digging a new well.
Some people believe that dowsing can also find buried minerals, though scientists doubt its reliability.
After years of practice, she became skilled at dowsing and could map out water veins in the valley.
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]
强调所使用的探杆工具，常用 with 引出。
The old man was dowsing with a forked hazel stick.
那位老人正在用一根叉形的榛木棒进行探水。
dowse [object]
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Learner notes
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