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。
Analysing and evaluating
- 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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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
Analysing and evaluating
- 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
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Medical & surgical equipment
Measuring, weighing, & counting devices