sound out
phrasal verbsound somebody out (about/on something) | sound something out
- to try to find out from somebody what they think about something, often in an indirect way
试探某人（对某事）的看法；探口风 - I wanted to sound him out about a job.
我想就一项工作探探他的口风。 - They decided to sound out her interest in the project.
他们决定试探一下她对那个项目的兴趣。
- I wanted to sound him out about a job.