sound ... out

• 试探； 探询

sound ... out的用法和样例：

例句

1. I have to sound out the new professor.
   我得试探一下新来的教授。
2. Have you sounded out your wife on your trip to Australia yet?
   就你去澳大利亚旅行的事你试探了你妻子意见吗？
3. Miss Sullivan took Helen out into the woods to explore nature.
   苏利文小姐带着海伦到森林中去探询大自然。
4. He says his trip to China is an attempt to sound out Chinese world views.
   他说他的访华之行是想探询一下中国对世界问题的看法。