"feelers" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 触角
• 试探（比喻用法）

Definition

触角是一些动物（如昆虫）用来感知或触摸事物的细长身体部分。这个词还可以指人们试探性地表达意图或探查反应的暗示。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

生物学中，"feelers" 指触角等身体部位。日常交流里，“send out feelers”常用来指试探、打探态度。不要与“feelings”（情感）混淆，语境差别大，常见于正式与非正式场合。

Examples

Butterflies use their feelers to sense flowers.

蝴蝶用它们的**触角**来感知花朵。

Many insects have long feelers on their heads.

许多昆虫头上有长长的**触角**。

The snail moved its feelers to explore its new home.

蜗牛动着它的**触角**探索新家。

Before making a decision, the manager sent out feelers to see what the team thought.

在做决定前，经理先**试探**了一下团队的想法。

She put out some feelers to see if her friends wanted to go on vacation together.

她给朋友们发了几个**试探**，看看大家是否想一起度假。

It’s smart to send out feelers before changing jobs.

在换工作前先**试探**一下是很明智的。