sounding

英 [ˈsaʊndɪŋ]

美 [ˈsaʊndɪŋ]

n. 意见调查; 征询意见; 水深测量
v. 听起来好像; 让人听着好像; 听起来…的; (使)发出声音，响
sound的现在分词

复数：soundings　现在分词：sounding　

BNC.14059 / COCA.16361

牛津词典

noun

意见调查；征询意见
careful questions that are asked in order to find out people's opinions about sth
1. They will take soundings among party members.
  他们将在党员中间征询意见。
2. What do your soundings show?
  你的调查结果如何？
水深测量
a measurement that is made to find out how deep water is
1. They took soundings along the canal.
  他们沿运河测量了水深。

N-SING （铃或号的）发声，鸣响
The sounding ofa bell or a horn is the act of causing it to make a sound.
1. There were 15 minutes between the first air raid alert and the sounding of the all-clear signal.
  第一次空袭警报和空袭警报解除信号之间间隔了 15 分钟。
N-COUNT （收集或征询的）意见
If you takesoundings, you try to find out people's opinions on a subject.
1. She will take soundings of the people's wishes before deciding on a course of action.
  在决定行动方针之前，她会对人们的愿望作一番调查。

These words are a bit too literary sounding.
这些话书卷气重了点儿。
The anomalous character of large polar distance dipole-dipole resistivity sounding in tunnel is calculated and discussed in this paper.
本文着重计算和讨论坑道内大极距偶极-偶极测深异常特征。
The influence of current leakage from horizontal electric dipole on frequency electromagnetic sounding data was studied in this paper.
研究了频率域电磁测深中水平电偶源漏电对观测数据的影响。
Meanwhile, some problems on upper air sounding balloon that should be solved at present are pointed out.
同时指出了目前高空探测气球应解决的若干问题。
Max sighed, sounding even more downhearted
马克斯叹了口气，听上去更沮丧了。
He came up with an improbable sounding excuse as to why they were late.
他为他们的迟到提出了一个听上去不大可信的借口。
I find this hard to say without sounding condescending, but. I'm proud of you.
我发现我很难不用长辈的口吻说，但是我以你为傲！
She will take soundings of the people's wishes before deciding on a course of action.
在决定行动方针之前，她会对人们的愿望作一番调查。
We'll always justify our actions with noble sounding theories
我们总会用听起来非常高尚的理论为我们的行动辩护。
She's got a lovely way with language without ever sounding ostentatious.
她的语言优美，丝毫无装腔作势之感。