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

• 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。
• 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。
• It strikes a bug's back with is forelegs and feelers.
  它（蚂蚁）用前腿和触角敲打臭虫的背部。
• I'll try to put out some feelers to gauge people's reactions to our proposal.
  我想试探一下，看看人们对我们建议的反应。
• 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。
• Ant: Do you have long feelers?
  你有长长的触角吗？
• 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。
• 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？
• Put out feelers cautiously check the views of others
  谨慎地试探别人的观点
• 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。