probe

英 [pr??b] 美[prob]

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復數(shù):?probes;第三人稱單數(shù):?probes;過去式:?probed;過去分詞:?probed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?probing;

probe 盤問，追究，探究，試探，檢驗

來自拉丁語probare,檢驗，試探，來自pro-,向前，-be,成為，存在，詞源同be.引申諸相關(guān)詞義。

probe (n.): early 15c., "instrument for exploring wounds, etc.," also "an examination," from Medieval Latin proba "examination," in Late Latin "a test, proof," from Latin probare (see prove). Meaning "act of probing" is 1890, from the verb; figurative sense of "penetrating investigation" is from 1903. Meaning "small, unmanned exploratory craft" is attested from 1953.
probe (v.): 1640s, originally figurative; "to search thoroughly, interrogate;" from probe (n.) and partly from Latin probare. Literal sense of "to examine with a probe" is from 1680s. Related: Probed; probing; probingly.

1. A doctor used a probe to remove metal fragments from a wound.: 醫(yī)生用探針將傷口中的金屬碎片取出.

2. The police probe into organized crime led to several arrests.: 警方對有組織犯罪的調(diào)查使數(shù)人受到拘捕.

4. I was again using the cold, unflinching eye of the camera to probe a sick society.: 我再次通過照相機冷漠、堅定的鏡頭去探究這個病態(tài)的社會。

5. The surgeon would pick up his instruments, probe, repair and stitch up again.: 外科醫(yī)生會拿起他的工具，探查、修復然后再重新縫合。