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sound

A2 verb
gen /ˈsæʊ̯nd/

Các nghĩa

  1. lặn sâu

    Of a whale, to dive downwards.

    intransitive

    The whale sounded and eight hundred feet of heavy line streaked out of the line tub before he ended his dive.

  2. thăm dò

    To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.

    When I sounded him, he appeared to favor the proposed deal.

  3. đo độ sâu

    To fathom or test; to ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.

    Mariners on sailing ships would sound the depth of the water with a weighted rope.

  4. khám bằng ống nghe

    To examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion.

    to sound a patient, or the bladder or urethra

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