feelers

英 [ˈfiːləz]

美 [ˈfilərz]

n.  (某些昆虫和贝壳动物的)触角，触须
feeler的复数

柯林斯词典

• (昆虫的)触角，触须
  An insect'sfeelersare the two thin stalks on its head with which it touches and senses things around it.
• N-PLURAL 试探手段
  If youput out feelers, you make careful, quiet contacts with people in order to get information from them, or to find out what their reaction will be to a suggestion.
  1. When vacancies occur, the office puts out feelers to the universities.
     有空缺职位的时候，办事处就到各个大学去打探。

双语例句

• When vacancies occur, the office puts out feelers to the universities.
  有空缺职位的时候，办事处就到各个大学去打探。
• "She has no feelers," said another.
  “她连触须都没有！”另一个说。
• These tenants of the deep have evolved some extremely ingenious devices, such as enormous eyes, feelers for locating their food and enemies.
  这些深海居民已经进化出一些非常独特的器官，像巨大的眼睛、触须等以便探测食物和敌人的位置。
• Feelers have been put out to Iran, which borders Afghanistan.
  试探性接触被派到与阿富汗接壤的伊朗。
• Ant: Do you have long feelers?
  你有长长的触角吗？
• But he'd rather burn off my feelers and watch me squirm.
  但他烧着我的角，眼看着我被烧死。
• It strikes a bug's back with is forelegs and feelers.
  它（蚂蚁）用前腿和触角敲打臭虫的背部。
• Dogfishes having a spine in each dorsal fin. It strikes a bug's back with is forelegs and feelers.
  背鳍上各有一刺的角鲨鱼。它（蚁）前腿和触角敲打臭虫的背部。
• HSBC and Standard Chartered are also reportedly angling to return, and other big banks have put out feelers.
  汇丰银行和渣打银行据报道正在往回拱，还有其他大银行也在跃跃欲试。
• Their government is putting out feelers through a neutral delegation; they are clearly anxious for a rapprochement.
  他们的政府通过一中立代表试探；很明显他们很想复交。