"soundings" in Chinese (Simplified)
探测水深测量
Definition
测量水深的动作或调查以获得更多信息，尤其用于航海或科学领域。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于航运领域指测量水深，也可引申为调查某事的意见。在指多次或多点测量时通常用复数。不要与“声音”混淆。
Examples
The sailors took soundings every hour to track the water depth.
水手们每小时进行一次**探测**以记录水深。
Before building the bridge, the engineers made soundings of the river.
在建桥前，工程师们对河流进行了**测量水深**。
The captain ordered a series of soundings as the ship neared the coast.
当船靠近岸边时，船长下令进行一系列**水深测量**。
Recent soundings revealed a hidden sandbar under the bay.
最近的**探测**发现海湾下有一个隐藏的沙洲。
They took political soundings before launching the new policy.
他们在推出新政策前做了政治**调查**。
If the soundings drop suddenly, it could mean underwater rocks are nearby.
如果**水深测量**突然下降，可能附近有水下岩石。