sound out

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

動詞

他動詞 自動詞

(transitive) To question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks.

日本語の意味

（間接的な発言を用いて）相手の意見、意図、または好みを探るために、質問をして注意深く聞く行為

英語の意味

(transitive) To question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks.

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Before proposing the new schedule to the entire team, Maria decided to sound out a few senior members to see how they might react.

新しいスケジュールをチーム全体に提案する前に、マリアは数人の上級メンバーにさりげなく意向を探って反応を確かめることにした。

詳細

意味（1）

(transitive) To question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks.

You'll have to ask them—sound them out.

詳細

意味（2）

(transitive) To pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To speak or sing loudly, to call out.

Sound out, voices of young men! loudly and musically call me by my nighest name!

詳細

sounds out （ present singular third-person ）

sounding out （ participle present ）

sounded out （ participle past ）

sounded out （ past ）