a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
Adjective:
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms;
"left their clothes dirty looking"
"a most disagreeable looking character"
"angry-looking"
"liquid-looking"
"severe-looking policemen on noble horses"
"fine-sounding phrases"
"taken in by high-sounding talk"
having volume or deepness;
"sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"
"the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"
making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form;
"harsh-sounding"
sounding的用法和样例:
例句
用作名词 (n.)
Our sounding is displayed in the form of a graph. 我们的调查结果已用图表列出。
I must sound him out about his attitude to this issue. 我要试探他对这个问题是什么态度。
用作形容词 (adj.)
He's always sounding off about how he would manage the firm. 他总是大言不惭地说他能把公司经营好。