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

• "She has no feelers," said another.
  “她连触须都没有！”另一个说。
• Ant: Do you have long feelers?
  你有长长的触角吗？
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• Already feelers were out about another script.
  已就另一脚本在向外界进行试探。
• The whiskers act as feelers or antennas, helping the animal to judge the precise width of any narrow passage.
  胡须起了触角的作用，使猫能判断任何狭窄通道的确切宽度。
• 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。
• 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。