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sound out objsound obj out v adv [M]to discover the opinions or intentions of (a person)试探，摸清Perhaps you could sound the chairwoman out before the meeting, to see which way she's going to vote?你也许能在开会之前，摸清女主席打算采用的选举方式。We're sounding Jones out about joining our group (= asking him if he would like to join it).我们正在试探琼斯，问他是否愿意加入我们的组织。
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