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单词 probe
释义
probe
verb[IorT]
uk
/prəʊb/us
/proʊb/
totrytodiscoverinformationthat otherpeopledo notwantyou toknow, byaskingquestionscarefullyand notdirectly:
盘问；追问；探究
Theinterviewerprobeddeepintoherprivatelife.采访者深入地打探她的私生活。
Detectivesquestionedhim forhours, probingforany inconsistencies in hisstory.侦探们盘问了他好几个小时，寻找他话里任何自相矛盾的地方。
Thearticleprobes(=triestodescribeandexplain)themysteriesofnationalisminmodernEurope.这篇文章探索了现代欧洲民族主义的奥秘。
toexaminesomething with atool,especiallyinordertofindsomething that ishidden:
（用工具）探查，探测
They probedin/intothemudwith aspecialdrill.他们用特殊的钻头在淤泥中探测。
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Making holes in things
probe
noun[C]
uk
/prəʊb/us
/proʊb/
anattempttodiscoverinformationbyaskinga lot ofquestions:
探索；探查；查究；调查
anFBIprobeintocorruption联邦调查局对腐败的调查
aJusticeDepartmentprobeintothe Democrats'fundraising司法部对民主党人筹集资金进行的调查
medicalspecialized
along,thinmetaltoolused bydoctorstoexamineinside someone
（医生用的）探针
sciencespecialized
adevicethat is put inside something totestorrecordinformation
探测器
See also
space probe
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  • adjudication
  • analysable
  • analyse
  • analyser
  • dive
  • enquiry
  • gauge
  • go over
  • go through
  • have the measure ofsomeone/somethingidiom
  • inspect
  • inspection
  • reinterpret
  • reinterpretation
  • reinvestigate
  • reinvestigation
  • research
  • scratch
  • the acid test
  • vet
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Medical & surgical equipment
Measuring, weighing, & counting devices
(Definition ofprobefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

probe| American Dictionary

probe
verb[I/T]
us
/proʊb/
tosearchinto orexaminesomething:
[I]Investigators are probing into newevidencein thecase.
To probe something with atoolis toexamineit:
[T]Using aspecialinstrument, thedoctorprobed thewoundfor thebullet.
probe
noun[C]
us
/proʊb/
acarefulanddetailedexamination:
The probeexploredallegationsofcorruptionin thepolicedepartment.
A probe is also along,thintoolused bydoctorsinmedicalexaminationsoroperations.
(Definition ofprobefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

probe| Business English

probe
noun[C]
uk
/prəʊb/us
theprocessofaskingquestionsandexaminingfactsin asituation, often inordertodiscoverinformationthat someone may behiding:
corruption/criminal/federal probeAlarmbellsrangaround the City after theinvestmentbankrevealedit hadwideneditsaccountingprobes.
a probe into sthThefundmanagerwasarrestedfollowinga probe intoallegedcorruption.
launch/conduct/open a probeTheSwissBankingCommissionisconductinga probe intopossibleinsiderdealing.
probe
verb[IorT]
uk
/prəʊb/us
totrytodiscoverinformationabout asituationbyaskingquestionsandexaminingfacts:
probe into sthHigh-endinvestorsbeganto probe into the fund'sperformanceanddemandedbetterreturns.
He says theproblemspromptedhim as ajournalisttoprobedeeper,evenafter theissuesdisappearedfrom themedia.
(Definition ofprobefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprobe

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The vertical displacement of thisprobewas detected by a linear displacement transducer.
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Otherwise, no probing took place in response to misspellings.
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Both the series of priming words and theprobeword were presented aurally.
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Comparing the signals from the four deepest probes, only small pressure differences are observed.
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At least one of the probes is a species that is entirely excluded from lo domains (quenching curve indicated by asterisk).
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Now, not only was the dramatic content of the written play probing the listener's intellect, but strange new sounds were stretching the imagination.
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Across both probes, word type resulted in a main effect, with children from all three groups earning higher scores for verbs than nouns.
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Theprobereduces the local radial electric field so that the beam magnetic force predominates.
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It can be equipped with different types of probes such that both electric and magnetic fields can be measured in a wide frequency range.
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There might be reason toprobea little further with a surrogate decisionmaker who is refusing pain medications on behalf of a patient.
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This task is believed toprobethe subjects' ability to assign -roles to positions where the manipulated variable is syntactic structure.
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For this reason aprobesampling plan is advised.
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Indeed, for a simpleprobewe already (as stated) possess the technology to launch such a vehicle.
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These are not seen in this case due to averaging of the gradients along the probing path of the laser beam.
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In the second part, the measured densities are under estimated because of the deflection of theprobelight.
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