
好词典

源自中古英语 'sounder',与古英语 'sund'(健康)和 'sundrian'(测量)相关,后引申为探测设备和群体含义。
❶ 指发出声音的装置或工具,常用于测量水深或探测物体位置,如声纳设备。
“The fisherman used a sounder to locate the school of fish.”
(渔民用测深仪定位鱼群位置。)
“Modern ships are equipped with advanced sounders for navigation.”
(现代船只配备先进的测深仪用于导航。)
❶ 指一群野猪,属于集体名词,描述野猪的家庭或群体。
“We spotted a sounder of wild boars in the forest.”
(我们在森林里发现了一群野猪。)
“The sounder moved quickly through the underbrush.”
(野猪群迅速穿过灌木丛。)
❶ 比较级形式,形容更健康、更合理或更稳固的状态。
“After the treatment, his heart became sounder.”
(治疗后,他的心脏变得更健康了。)
“Her argument was sounder than her opponent's.”
(她的论点比对手的更合理。)
sounder sleep — 指更深沉、更不受干扰的睡眠状态,常形容休息质量好。
“The baby had a sounder sleep after being fed.”
(婴儿喂食后睡得更香甜了。)