"feeler" in Chinese (Simplified)
触角试探（引申义）
Definition
“feeler”指一些动物头部的细长感应器官（如昆虫或蜗牛），用于触摸或感知事物。也可以指试探他人意见或态度的间接行动。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
在生物学中，'feeler' 通常指昆虫等动物的触角。比喻用法中，'put out feelers' 指的是尝试性地了解别人想法或态度，在商务或社交场合常用。习惯上多用复数 'feelers'。
Examples
The snail moves using its feelers to sense the ground.
蜗牛用它的**触角**来感知地面。
Some insects have very long feelers on their heads.
有些昆虫的头部有很长的**触角**。
She put out a feeler to see if her friend wanted to help.
她试探性地**试探**了一下，看她朋友是否愿意帮忙。
After the meeting, Tom put out some feelers to see if the team liked his idea.
会议后，汤姆试探性地发出了一些**试探**，看看团队是否喜欢他的想法。
If you want the job, send out a few feelers to people you know at the company.
如果你想要这份工作，可以向公司认识的人发出一些**试探**。
The butterfly’s feelers moved quickly as it landed on the flower.
蝴蝶落在花上时，**触角**迅速移动。