probe
n
1 tool for examining a place whichcannot be reached otherwise, esp a thin implement with a blunt end used by a doctor for examining a wound 探查工具; 探测器; (尤指医生用的)探子, 探针.
2 (also `space probe) unmanned spacecraft which obtains information about space and transmits it back to earth 航天探测器(一种不载人的宇宙飞船, 用以搜集有关宇宙的资料, 并发送回地球)
information about Venus obtained by Russian probes 由俄国航天探测器获得的有关金星的信息.
3 ~ (into sth) (esp in journalism) thorough and careful investigation of sth (尤作新闻用语)探究, 深入的调查
a probe into the disappearance of government funds 对政府资金流失一事的调查.
4 act of probing 探查; 探测; 调查. probe, v
1 [Tn] explore or examine (sth) with or as if with a probe(1) (用或似用探针等)探查, 探测
He probed the swelling anxiously with his finger. 他很担心地用手指触摸肿处.
Searchlights probed the night sky. 探照灯探查夜空.
2 [I, Ipr, Tn]
~ (into sth) investigate or examine (sth) closely 细查, 探究(某事物)
The journalist was probing into several financial scandals. 那记者正在调查几起财务丑事.
She tried to probe his mind to find out what he was thinking. 她想深入了解他的思想, 好知道他在想什麽. probing adj intended to discover the truth; searching 追根究底的; 探索的
He was asking probing questions. 他提出了一些盘根究底的问题.
Greetings! Please be seated. Are you Antonio, and is this your agreement with Shylock?
您好!请坐下。你叫安东尼奥吗?这是你与夏洛克签订的借约吗?
For example, you can send information abroad immediately, but mailing a letter might take a week or so.
例如,你能够马上发送信息到国外,但寄一封信可能要大约一周的时间。
Among the different types of bee, it is the honey bee that has most interested scientists because of the language they use to communicate with each other.