feelers

英 [ˈfiːləz]

美 [ˈfilərz]

n.  (某些昆虫和贝壳动物的)触角，触须
feeler的复数

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。

双语例句

• Ferguson was concerned by a potential lack of attacking personnel even before solskjaer's announcement yesterday, having put out feelers last week through a handful of trusted agents, with Dimitar berbatov, of Tottenham hotspur, his principal target.
  弗格森爵士在索尔斯克亚退役之前就担心攻击手的缺乏，上周通过一个靠得住的经纪人试探了热刺前锋贝尔巴托夫。
• We should probably put our feelers out and see what potential exists.
  可能我们应该试探一下，看看有什么发展潜力。
• Some animals can stretch out or draw back their feelers freely.
  有些动物的触角伸缩自如。
• Feelers have been put out to Iran, which borders Afghanistan.
  试探性接触被派到与阿富汗接壤的伊朗。
• "She has no feelers," said another.
  “她连触须都没有！”另一个说。
• Every reference to the murder sent a shudder to his heart, for his troubled conscience and fears almost persuaded him that these remarks were put forth in his hearing as "feelers";
  每逢有人提及这起谋杀案，他就心为之悸，因为他那不安的良心和极度的恐惧几乎使他相信，人家是故意说给他听，探探他的“口风”；
• What insects have long feelers? What insects have short feelers?
  什么昆虫的触角长？什么昆虫的触角短？
• The snail draws in its feelers.
  这只蜗牛将触角缩了回去。
• Their government is putting out feelers through a neutral delegation; they are clearly anxious for a rapprochement.
  他们的政府通过一中立代表试探；很明显他们很想复交。
• He sent out a few cautious feelers and received some contradictory answers.
  他作过几次谨慎的试探，得到的答复前后不一。