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单词 sound sb out
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sound sb out

phrasal verb with sound uk/saʊnd/us/saʊnd/verb

to discover informally what someone thinks or intends to do about a particular thing, so that you can be prepared or take suitable action:

Perhaps you could sound the chairwoman out before the meeting, to see which way she's going to vote?

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Questioning people & asking questions in general

  • beat
  • bombard
  • canvass
  • cross-question
  • debrief
  • desk research
  • enquiry
  • feel sb/sth out
  • interrogate
  • interview
  • interviewee
  • opinion poll
  • pin
  • Q, q
  • questioner
  • questioning
  • roll call
  • third
  • what do you have to say for yourself? idiom
  • worm

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sound sb out

phrasal verb with sound uk/saʊnd/usverb

to discover informally what someone thinks or intends to do about a particular thing, so that you can be prepared or take suitable action:

The investment bank has already sounded out potential private equity investors.
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