feeler

noun

1. （某些昆虫和贝壳动物的）触角，触须
   either of the two long thin parts on the heads of some insects and of some animals that live in shells that they use to feel and touch things with

1. (昆虫的)触角，触须
   An insect's feelers are the two thin stalks on its head with which it touches and senses things around it.
2. N-PLURAL 试探手段
   If you put out feelers, you make careful, quiet contacts with people in order to get information from them, or to find out what their reaction will be to a suggestion.
   1. When vacancies occur, the office puts out feelers to the universities.
      有空缺职位的时候，办事处就到各个大学去打探。

1. When vacancies occur, the office puts out feelers to the universities.
   有空缺职位的时候，办事处就到各个大学去打探。
2. Am I more a thinker or a feeler?
   我是思想型，还是感觉型？
3. Modern life stretched out its steam feeler to this point three or four times a day, touched the native existences, and quickly withdrew its feeler again, as if what it touched had been uncongenial.
   在一天里，现代生活有三四次把它的蒸气触角伸展到这个地方，同本地的生活发生接触，然后又很快缩回它的触角，仿佛它同它接触的生活格格不入似的。
4. The lower end of the feeler arm is a probe structure and arranged in the spring.
   探测杆的下端为探针构造并置入弹簧之中。
5. Use the ruler and the feeler to inspect whether the joint surface of the cylinder head is deformed.
   利用直尺和塞尺检查气缸头的结合面是否有变形。
6. When the compressive force is eliminated, and the feeler arm can be returned through the bouncing of the spring.
   待压力消除后，探测杆便由弹簧反弹复位。
7. Traditional method detecting by dial indicator or feeler gauge needs more time and effort.
   传统的检测方法是由百分表或触角衡量，需要更多的时间和精力。
8. Measuring clearance reduction with a feeler gauge.
   用测隙规测量游隙减小量。
9. I got a feeler from Hello america.
   我从“你好美国”得到一些机会。
10. Be able to use measure instrument, such as caliper, feeler gage, micrometer and so on.
    熟悉使用常用计量器具，如卡尺，塞尺，千分尺等。
11. As a feeler he added," probably had more interesting things to look at. "
    试探着他又加了句，“是不是去了更有趣的地方？”
12. He quickly tried to pass it off with a loud laugh. Then he put out a feeler: We heard sounds of laughter from the next room.
    赶快一阵狂笑掩饰了过去，他就故意探问道：我们听到隔壁房间传来的阵阵笑声。
13. And dial gauge than feeler, its read a value accurate, but relatively difficult when the certain place of chassis is operated.
    而百分表较之厚薄规，其读值准确，但是在底盘的某些部位操作时较为困难。
14. This article focuses on technical issues such as feeding, blowing rate, water quantity, feeler lever and layout quantity of jigging machine.
    本文主要阐述了跳汰机的给料、风量和水量、探杆、排料量等技术问题。
15. If you still have the lawnmower manual and a feeler gauge you can adjust the gap to the specifications.
    如果您仍然有割草机手册和触角衡量您可以随时调整的差距，以规格。
16. The letter was a feeler to see how he would look upon such a movement.
    这封信是一种试探，看看他如何看待这种运动。
17. Cowboy novelists, as thinker and feeler of the time, reflected the history of American social development with their pens.
    美国牛仔小说根植于广袤的美国西部大地，积淀着美国社会发展中深厚的生活、文化和历史底蕴。
18. Mounting large bearings can be time consuming, often involving feeler gauges and specially trained personnel.
    大型轴承可以安装费时，往往涉及触角仪和专门培训的人员。
19. Feeler gauge used for measuring.
    测量用测隙规。
20. She made a little deal in stocks as a feeler.
    她在股票上做一笔小交易当作试探。
21. The feeler material must be harder than the material that is checked ( hardened pins).
    测隙片的材料必须比被检查的材料更坚硬（被硬化的针）。
22. The letter was a feeler to see what his attitude might be.
    这封信是一种试探，看看他的态度。
23. The probe can be penetrated into a coating until the bottom part of the coating through the compressive force effect of the feeler arm.
    探测杆在压力作用下促使探针刺入涂层直至涂层的底部。
24. A temperature sensibility feeler of the temperature detect switch is disposed on the outer body.
    所述温控开关的感温探头安装在外杯体上。
25. That's the male, inserting sperm into the female, using its feeler called a palp.
    那就是雄性用他叫做触须的触角把精子射入到雌性体内。
26. The typical features of Termites are grayish white, no wings, soft body with mouth and short feeler.
    典型的白蚁特徵是灰白色、无翅、体柔软，有咀嚼式口器以及短触角。
27. Based on the composition and working principle of infrared reflectance photoelectric weft feeler, the photoelectric weft feeler system of shuttle loom was improved.
    依据红外反射式光电探纬的组成和工作原理，对有梭织机光电探纬系统进行了改进。
28. According to the weft detection method proposed by the paper, designed signal processing circuit and feeler, LED was driven with the pulsed signal, photoelectric silicon PIN photodiode is used.
    根据本文提出的探纬检测方法设计探纬器和探纬器信号处理电路，在探纬器设计中选用红外发光管，用脉冲信号进行驱动，光电管选用PIN型硅光电二极管。
29. Analysis and demonstration the feasibility of digital weft feeler, given some solutions of the technical difficulties.
    对探纬系统的数字化可行性进行分析论证，对一些技术难点给出了解决方案。
30. After debugging the system, the feeler gauge and block gauge thickness is measured, and the result shows that the system could achieve high degree of accuracy.
    研制了水面油膜厚度测量实验系统，进行了系统调试和对块规厚度测量，实验结果表明系统可以达到较高精度。

n.

put out feelers

• 试探
  to try to find out what people think about a particular course of action before you do it

noun

1. one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans

   Synonym:    antenna

2. slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish

   Synonym:    barbel

3. sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
   1. he had a special antenna for public relations

   Synonym:    antenna

4. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
   1. she rejected his advances

   Synonym:    overtureadvanceapproach