英语词汇“to feel out”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. transitive. To search out or explore by feeling or testing; to touch or reach for cautiously or tentatively.

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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > try, test [verb (transitive)]

cuneOE

afondOE

found1340

searcha1382

experiment1481

experience1541

probe1542

try1545

invent1548

sound1589

to bring or put to the test1594

plumb1599

to feel out1600

essay1656

test1748

plumb-line1875

to try out1888

1600 R. Jones First Bk. Songes Lute sig. F4^v Since mine eies cannot endure so heauenly sparke, Sweet grant that I may still feele out my loue by darke.

1697 J. Scott Pract. Disc. I. 318 He walks like a benighted Traveller in a dangerous Road, and is fain to feel out his Steps.

1707 J. Stevens tr. Life Estevanillo Gonzales xiv, in Spanish Libertines 523 I was so Fortunate in feeling out the Sally-Port, that I found the Lock before he met with his Sword.

1799 E. Meeke Ellesmere III. x. 257 Clement had been feeling out the pannel while she was speaking.

1835 A. B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes 242 These [chills] I had to bear for the space of a minute or two before I could feel out my hat.

1892 H. R. Mill Realm of Nature xi. 188 The form of the floor of the ocean has thus been gradually felt out point by point.

1952 R. A. Brower tr. Homer Odyssey ix, in Classics in Transl. I. 65/1 Feeling out the right spot with my hand.

1999 K. Sampson Powder 9 His right hand instinctively swooped into his pocket, feeling out Rizlas, grass, lighter.

2. transitive. To test, look for, or find out by careful investigation or observation; to sound out (a person, or a person's feelings or intentions).

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1631 W. Saltonstall Picturæ Loquentes sig. D7 If you come to borrow money of him [sc. an vsurer], if hee feele out your necessity, hee'le be sure to make you pay for't.

1758 London Mag. Oct. 512/2 From the vivacity of her penetration, she soon felt out the king's weak side.

1785 J. Adams Let. 31 Aug. in Diplomatic Corr. United States 1783–89 IV. 352 In order to feel out the sentiments of the people concerning a treaty of commerce with France.

1828 W. Johns Spirit Serampore Syst. vii. 64 The Serampore missionaries might have ‘felt out’ the inapplicability of their principles to practice.

1865 Bibliotheca Sacra Apr. 221 Those who..‘feel out’ the truth, throwing away what their feelings dislike as legendary and false.

1928 Publishers' Weekly 9 June 2376 I cannot stress enough..the necessity of feeling out the possibilities of a book before giving a large order.

1969 D. Acheson Present at Creation ix. 78 Relations with him became easier..as we felt one another out.

2004 enRoute Sept. 30 I'm in the German capital to feel out some of the planet's wildest and craziest nightlife.

3. transitive. Military. To test the strength of (enemy forces) or ascertain (the enemy's position) by launching limited attacks. Cf. sense 15b.

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1891 C. L. Norton Handbk. Florida v. 336 The Federals nevertheless maintained the offensive, bringing up Hamilton's battery of light artillery, and feeling out the enemy's position.

1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words Feel out, of Artillery ranging until a desired target or objective is attained.

1941 Life 10 Feb. 20/1 The British plan was merely to feel out the Italians with new Chrystie cruiser tanks.

2013 S. Marble Brit. Artillery on Western Front iii. 45 By 9 a.m. the Germans were feeling out the British flank, preparing their frontal assault.

单词	to feel out
释义	> as lemmas to feel out to feel out 1. transitive. To search out or explore by feeling or testing; to touch or reach for cautiously or tentatively. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > try, test [verb (transitive)] cuneOE afondOE found1340 searcha1382 experiment1481 experience1541 probe1542 try1545 invent1548 sound1589 to bring or put to the test1594 plumb1599 to feel out1600 essay1656 test1748 plumb-line1875 to try out1888 1600 R. Jones First Bk. Songes Lute sig. F4^v Since mine eies cannot endure so heauenly sparke, Sweet grant that I may still feele out my loue by darke. 1697 J. Scott Pract. Disc. I. 318 He walks like a benighted Traveller in a dangerous Road, and is fain to feel out his Steps. 1707 J. Stevens tr. Life Estevanillo Gonzales xiv, in Spanish Libertines 523 I was so Fortunate in feeling out the Sally-Port, that I found the Lock before he met with his Sword. 1799 E. Meeke Ellesmere III. x. 257 Clement had been feeling out the pannel while she was speaking. 1835 A. B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes 242 These [chills] I had to bear for the space of a minute or two before I could feel out my hat. 1892 H. R. Mill Realm of Nature xi. 188 The form of the floor of the ocean has thus been gradually felt out point by point. 1952 R. A. Brower tr. Homer Odyssey ix, in Classics in Transl. I. 65/1 Feeling out the right spot with my hand. 1999 K. Sampson Powder 9 His right hand instinctively swooped into his pocket, feeling out Rizlas, grass, lighter. 2. transitive. To test, look for, or find out by careful investigation or observation; to sound out (a person, or a person's feelings or intentions). ΚΠ 1631 W. Saltonstall Picturæ Loquentes sig. D7 If you come to borrow money of him [sc. an vsurer], if hee feele out your necessity, hee'le be sure to make you pay for't. 1758 London Mag. Oct. 512/2 From the vivacity of her penetration, she soon felt out the king's weak side. 1785 J. Adams Let. 31 Aug. in Diplomatic Corr. United States 1783–89 IV. 352 In order to feel out the sentiments of the people concerning a treaty of commerce with France. 1828 W. Johns Spirit Serampore Syst. vii. 64 The Serampore missionaries might have ‘felt out’ the inapplicability of their principles to practice. 1865 Bibliotheca Sacra Apr. 221 Those who..‘feel out’ the truth, throwing away what their feelings dislike as legendary and false. 1928 Publishers' Weekly 9 June 2376 I cannot stress enough..the necessity of feeling out the possibilities of a book before giving a large order. 1969 D. Acheson Present at Creation ix. 78 Relations with him became easier..as we felt one another out. 2004 enRoute Sept. 30 I'm in the German capital to feel out some of the planet's wildest and craziest nightlife. 3. transitive. Military. To test the strength of (enemy forces) or ascertain (the enemy's position) by launching limited attacks. Cf. sense 15b. ΚΠ 1891 C. L. Norton Handbk. Florida v. 336 The Federals nevertheless maintained the offensive, bringing up Hamilton's battery of light artillery, and feeling out the enemy's position. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words Feel out, of Artillery ranging until a desired target or objective is attained. 1941 Life 10 Feb. 20/1 The British plan was merely to feel out the Italians with new Chrystie cruiser tanks. 2013 S. Marble Brit. Artillery on Western Front iii. 45 By 9 a.m. the Germans were feeling out the British flank, preparing their frontal assault. extracted from feelv. < as lemmas
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