dowse

英 [daʊz] 美[daʊz]
  • vt. 探寻水源或矿藏
  • vi. 探寻水源
  • n. (Dowse)人名;(英)道丝(女子教名);(英)道斯,道丝(女名)

畅通词汇 低频词

英英释义


1. searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod

实用场景例句


We dowse oil and ore in South America for big companies.
我们在南美洲为一些大公司探测石油和矿石。

柯林斯例句

双语例句


1. We dowse oil and ore in South America for big companies.
我们在南美洲为一些大公司探测石油和矿石。

来自柯林斯例句

英文词源


dowse (v.)
1690s, a south England dialect word, of uncertain origin, said to have been introduced to Devon by German miners in Elizabethan times. Related: Dowsed; dowsing.

词态变化


第三人称单数: dowses;过去式: dowsed;过去分词: dowsed;现在分词: dowsing;名词: dowser;