Word · Frequency #14059
sounding
测深；水深测量
The act of measuring the depth of water, especially with a sounding line.
- 1.
The action of the verb to sound.
动词sound所表示的动作。
- 2.
A test made with a probe or sonde.
用探针或探测器进行的测试。
- 3.
a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
用测深绳测得的水深
- 4.
A measured depth of water.
测得的水深。
- 5.
the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
测量水深(通常用测深绳)
- 6.
Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom.
测深绳可触底的海域或其他水域。
- 7.
The sand, shells, etc. brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.
测深锤触底时带上的沙子、贝壳等。
- 8.
The act of inserting of a thin metal rod into the urethra of the penis for medical or sexual purposes.(See urethral sounding).
将细金属杆插入阴茎尿道以进行医疗或性行为的行为。(参见尿道探条术。)
测得的水深；水深读数；可测深的水域；近岸浅水区；测深锤带起的底质（沙、贝壳等）；探测；探针测试；尿道探条插入（医疗或性行为）
In use
The sailors took a sounding to check how deep the water was before anchoring.
According to the last sounding, the channel is only ten meters deep.
The old map shows soundings taken near the coast in the 1800s.
take a sounding
常用搭配，表示用测深绳等工具测量水深。
They took a sounding to find a safe channel.
他们用测深绳探测，以找到安全航道。
soundings show/indicate that ...
复数形式常用来报告一系列测量结果。
The soundings indicate that the water is deeper here.
测深结果表明这里的水更深。
a sounding of sth
此义指试探或调查，而非水深测量。
Connections
Collocations
- take soundings
- 进行测深
- The captain took soundings before entering the shallow harbor.船长在进入浅水港前测量了水深。
- sounding line
- 测深绳
- They lowered a sounding line to measure the depth of the lake.他们放下测深绳来测量湖的深度。
- echo sounding
- 回声测深
- Echo sounding is used to map the ocean floor.回声测深被用来绘制海底地形。
- sounding lead
- 测深铅锤
- The sailor attached a sounding lead to the rope.水手把测深铅锤系在绳子上。
Idioms & figurative uses
- take soundings
- 试探（看法、意见）；摸底The company took soundings among customers before launching the new product.公司在推出新产品前，先试探了顾客的意见。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象船员把系着铅锤的测深绳投入海中，感受它触底来判断水深：sounding 就是“测深”这一动作。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：航海、海洋调查 sounding 作名词时多表示“用测深绳等测量水深”的动作或“测得的水深”，是比较正式的航海/技术用语，通常出现在航海、海洋调查等专业语境中；日常口语里不常用。
Grammar Note
常作可数名词，指一次水深测量或试探性调查。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with 'sounding' /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/: grounding /ˈɡraʊndɪŋ/, surrounding /səˈraʊndɪŋ/, founding /ˈfaʊndɪŋ/, rounding /ˈraʊndɪŋ/, astounding /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/, pounding /ˈpaʊndɪŋ/. Note that 'wounding' /ˈwuːndɪŋ/ looks similar but does not rhyme because it uses /uː/.
Learn the forms together
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