释义 |
probe/prəʊb/ n. & v.●n. 1 a penetrating investigation 细查 2 any small device, esp. an electrode, for measuring, testing, etc. 小型探测装置(尤指电极) 3 a blunt-ended surgical instrument usu. of metal for exploring a wound etc. (常为金属用以探查伤口等的钝头外科医疗器械)探针,探头 4 (in full 全称 space probe) an unmanned exploratory spacecraft transmitting information about its environment (无人)航天探测器 ●v. tr. 1 examine or enquire into closely 检查,调查 2 explore (a wound or part of the body) with a probe (用探针)探测(伤口或人体) 3 penetrate with a sharp instrument 用尖物刺穿 □ probeable adj.□ prober n.□ probingly adv.[Late Latin proba ‘proof’, in medieval Latin = examination, from Latin probare ‘test’] |