probe

Ⅰ n ［C］ ① a long thin metal instrument， usu with a rounded end， used by doctors to search the inside of a wound， a hole in a tooth， etc (医生用的)探针：a surgical ～ 外科用的探针 ② an instrument of a like shape， used to feel inside a hollow or a deep place 探测器 ③ a careful and thorough inquiry or examination 详细调查；彻底研究：His ～ into the bribery charges proved futile.他对受贿指控的调查毫无结果。 ④ an act of probing 刺探；探查 Ⅱ vi & vt ① search with a probe (用探针)探测；探寻：He ～d the mud with a stick， looking for the ring he had dropped.他用一根棍子在泥浆里刺探，寻找丢失的戒指。/The surgeon ～d for the bullet in the man's back.外科医生探寻那人背上的子 ......     （共870字）    [阅读本文]>>