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sounder

UK //ˈsaʊndə(r)//US //ˈsaʊndər//

词源

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。

noun

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。)

同义词:detector, sonar, group, herd

adjective

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。)

同义词:healthier, more stable, more reasonable

常见短语

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。)