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

• These tenants of the deep have evolved some extremely ingenious devices, such as enormous eyes, feelers for locating their food and enemies.
  这些深海居民已经进化出一些非常独特的器官，像巨大的眼睛、触须等以便探测食物和敌人的位置。
• When feelers were extended for a summit meeting his name was invariably mentioned.
  凡是在最高级会谈上伸出触角时，总是提到他的名字。
• Already feelers were out about another script.
  已就另一脚本在向外界进行试探。
• 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。
• But he'd rather burn off my feelers and watch me squirm.
  但他烧着我的角，眼看着我被烧死。
• The snail drew in its feelers.
  蜗牛把触角缩了回去。
• It taps on the other's head with its feelers, using a kind of telegraph code.
  它（蚂蚁）像使用一种电码的方式一样，用触角轻敲对方的头部。
• The snail drew in its feelers. He took/ played the part of Hamlet.
  蜗牛把触角缩了回去。他去哈姆雷特这个角色。
• Sagittarius: put your feelers out Your moods are easy to read.
  射手座：摸索他人的感慨感染你的情绪老是写在脸上。
• The management put out feelers to find out what sort of catering the staff really wanted for the new canteen.
  为查明职员们对新餐厅供应伙食种类的实际要求，管理部门进行了调查。