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

• Ant: Do you have long feelers?
  你有长长的触角吗？
• He sent out a few cautious feelers and received some contradictory answers.
  他作过几次谨慎的试探，得到的答复前后不一。
• Draw a body, a head and two feelers.
  画一个身体，一个头和两个触须。
• We should probably put our feelers out and see what potential exists.
  可能我们应该试探一下，看看有什么发展潜力。
• 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。
• The management put out feelers to find out what sort of catering the staff really wanted for the new canteen.
  为查明职员们对新餐厅供应伙食种类的实际要求，管理部门进行了调查。
• Managers must learn to have a keen sense of growth opportunities and set up feelers for changes that can hinder or harm current operations.
  经理人必须学会对发展机会保持敏锐嗅觉，并且能够感知妨碍和损害当前运营的变化。
• It taps on the other's head with its feelers, using a kind of telegraph code.
  它（蚂蚁）像使用一种电码的方式一样，用触角轻敲对方的头部。
• The snail drew in its feelers.
  蜗牛把触角缩了回去。
• Sagittarius: put your feelers out Your moods are easy to read.
  射手座：摸索他人的感慨感染你的情绪老是写在脸上。