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

• 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。
• Put out feelers cautiously check the views of others
  谨慎地试探别人的观点
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Managers must learn to have a keen sense of growth opportunities and set up feelers for changes that can hinder or harm current operations.
  经理人必须学会对发展机会保持敏锐嗅觉，并且能够感知妨碍和损害当前运营的变化。
• 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。
• HSBC and Standard Chartered are also reportedly angling to return, and other big banks have put out feelers.
  汇丰银行和渣打银行据报道正在往回拱，还有其他大银行也在跃跃欲试。
• 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。
• 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。