Phrase
sound out
试探；探口风
to try to find out someone's opinion or intentions by asking indirectly
- 1.
To question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks.
探询；试探:通过仔细询问和倾听以了解某人的意见、意图或偏好,尤指以间接谈话方式。
- 2.
To pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence.
逐字母或逐音节地缓慢读出(单词或短语)。
- 3.
To speak or sing loudly, to call out.
大声说或唱；呼喊。
逐字读出；缓慢拼读；大声说出；喊出；探询；试探:通过仔细询问和倾听以了解某人的意见、意图或偏好,尤指以间接谈话方式。；逐字母或逐音节地缓慢读出(单词或短语)。；大声说或唱；呼喊。
In use
Before we make an offer, we should sound out a few buyers.
She sounded out her manager about working from home next month.
Let me sound out the team before announcing the new schedule.
sound sb out
可分离，代词放在中间。
I need to sound him out before making a decision.
在做决定前，我需要试探他的想法。
sound out sb on sth
She sounded out her manager on the new policy.
她就新政策试探了经理的意见。
Verb forms
base sound out · third person sounds out · -ing sounding out · past sounded out · past participle sounded out
动词短语，意为试探（某人的想法或态度）。注意：sound out 后可接人，也可接意见/想法等，如 sound out someone / sound out someone's views。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- sounds out
- third person singular
- sounded out
- past, past participle
- sounding out
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
及物短语动词，后接名词或代词。
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