feeler

英 [ˈfiːlə(r)]

美 [ˈfiːlər]

n.  (某些昆虫和贝壳动物的)触角，触须

复数：feelers　过去式：feelered　

TEM8

BNC.33615 / COCA.24142

习惯用语

n.

put out feelers
• 试探
  to try to find out what people think about a particular course of action before you do it

牛津词典

noun

• （某些昆虫和贝壳动物的）触角，触须
  either of the two long thin parts on the heads of some insects and of some animals that live in shells that they use to feel and touch things with

柯林斯词典

• (昆虫的)触角，触须
  An insect'sfeelersare the two thin stalks on its head with which it touches and senses things around it.
• N-PLURAL 试探手段
  If youput out feelers, you make careful, quiet contacts with people in order to get information from them, or to find out what their reaction will be to a suggestion.
  1. When vacancies occur, the office puts out feelers to the universities.
     有空缺职位的时候，办事处就到各个大学去打探。

英英释义

noun

• one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans
  Synonym:antenna
• slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
  Synonym:barbel
• sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
  1. he had a special antenna for public relations
  Synonym:antenna
• a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
  1. she rejected his advances
  Synonym:overtureadvanceapproach

双语例句

• According to the weft detection method proposed by the paper, designed signal processing circuit and feeler, LED was driven with the pulsed signal, photoelectric silicon PIN photodiode is used.
  根据本文提出的探纬检测方法设计探纬器和探纬器信号处理电路，在探纬器设计中选用红外发光管，用脉冲信号进行驱动，光电管选用PIN型硅光电二极管。
• That's the male, inserting sperm into the female, using its feeler called a palp.
  那就是雄性用他叫做触须的触角把精子射入到雌性体内。
• The probe can be penetrated into a coating until the bottom part of the coating through the compressive force effect of the feeler arm.
  探测杆在压力作用下促使探针刺入涂层直至涂层的底部。
• The letter was a feeler to see how he would look upon such a movement.
  这封信是一种试探，看看他如何看待这种运动。
• Based on the composition and working principle of infrared reflectance photoelectric weft feeler, the photoelectric weft feeler system of shuttle loom was improved.
  依据红外反射式光电探纬的组成和工作原理，对有梭织机光电探纬系统进行了改进。
• The lower end of the feeler arm is a probe structure and arranged in the spring.
  探测杆的下端为探针构造并置入弹簧之中。
• A temperature sensibility feeler of the temperature detect switch is disposed on the outer body.
  所述温控开关的感温探头安装在外杯体上。
• When the compressive force is eliminated, and the feeler arm can be returned through the bouncing of the spring.
  待压力消除后，探测杆便由弹簧反弹复位。
• Am I more a thinker or a feeler?
  我是思想型，还是感觉型？
• After debugging the system, the feeler gauge and block gauge thickness is measured, and the result shows that the system could achieve high degree of accuracy.
  研制了水面油膜厚度测量实验系统，进行了系统调试和对块规厚度测量，实验结果表明系统可以达到较高精度。