sounding
- adj.发声的
- n.水深测量;征询意见;意见调查
- 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
soundingnoun
意见调查；征询意见
careful questions that are asked in order to find out people's opinions about sth
They will take soundings among party members.
他们将在党员中间征询意见。
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
They took soundings along the canal.
他们沿运河测量了水深。
sounding
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N-SING （铃或号的）发声，鸣响
The sounding of a bell or a horn is the act of causing it to make a sound.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。
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N-COUNT （收集或征询的）意见
If you take soundings, you try to find out people's opinions on a subject.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。
noun
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- the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
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- a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
adj
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- making or having a sound as specified;used as a combining form
- harsh-sounding
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- having volume or deepness
- sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal
- the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordswort
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- appearing to be as specified;usually used as combining forms
- left their clothes dirty looking
- a most disagreeable looking character
- angry-looking
- liquid-looking
- severe-looking policemen on noble horses
- fine-sounding phrases
- taken in by high-sounding talk
- Synonym: looking
数据来源：WordNet
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The voice was very loud , cars parked far from us were sounding .
声音非常大声，汽车离我们很远停车是发声的。
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( music ) having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together .
（音乐）有两个或更多独立但却相关联的曲调一起发声的。
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This gives the design team a sound basis for their work .
这为设计组开展工作提供了坚实的基础。
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The first year provides students with a sound theoretical basis for later study .
第一年为学生以后的学习奠定坚实的理论基础。
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They had a wonderful time by the sound of it .
听起来他们好像过得很愉快。
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They decided to sound out her interest in the project .
他们决定试探一下她对那个项目的兴趣。
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All she could hear was the sound of the waves .
她听得到的只有海浪声。
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In my opinion , it 's a very sound investment .
依我看，这是十分可靠的投资。
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The house needs attention but the roof is sound .
房子需要修葺，不过屋顶还完好无损。
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I can hear the sound of running water .
我能听到流水的声音。
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I wanted to sound him out about a job .
我想就一项工作探探他的口风。
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Sound travels better in water than in air .
声音在水中比在空气中传播得快。
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All we could hear was the sound of roaring water .
我们只能听到汹涌澎湃的涛声。
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From the sound of things you were lucky to find him .
看起来你能找到他真是幸运。
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The play had excellent sound and lighting effects .
这次戏剧演出的音响和灯光效果极佳。
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The system is both practical and ecologically sound .
这个系统不但切合实际，从生态学观点来看也是合理的。
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Their arguments all sound a little thin to me .
他们的论据我听起来都觉得有点儿缺乏说服力。
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His arguments have a sound economic base .
他的论点有充分的经济上的根据。
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His arguments have a sound economic base .
他的论点在经济上有充分的根据。
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I like their sound .
我喜欢他们的音乐风格。
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She looked round at the sound of his voice .
听到他的声音，她扭头看了看。
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He crept into the house trying not to make a sound .
他蹑手蹑脚地溜进房子里，尽量不弄出一点声响。
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Short sound waves bounce off even small objects .
短声波即使遇到小物体都会产生回音。
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She didn 't sound surprised when I told her the news .
我把消息告诉她时，她好像并不感到惊讶。
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He has a sound grasp of the issues .
他对这些问题掌握得很全面。
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The sound quality of the tapes was excellent .
磁带的音响效果极佳。
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I was woken by the sound of someone moving around .
有人来回走动的响声把我吵醒了。
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In those days recording sound was not technically possible .
在那个时候，录音在技术上是不可能的。
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You don 't sound very sure .
听你这口气，你自己也不大肯定。
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The sound of his voice in the hall made her heart flutter .
他在大厅中讲话的声音使她的心怦怦直跳。