sound out
US /saʊnd aʊt/
UK /saʊnd aʊt/
1.
拼读, 发音
to pronounce a word by speaking each letter or part separately
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The teacher asked the student to sound out the difficult word.
老师让学生拼读那个难词。
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I had to sound out the new name to make sure I pronounced it correctly.
我不得不拼读这个新名字，以确保我发音正确。
2.
探听, 摸底
to try to find out what someone thinks or feels about something by talking to them
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I need to sound out my colleagues about the new proposal before presenting it to the boss.
在向老板提出新提案之前，我需要探听同事们的意见。
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She decided to sound out her parents about moving abroad.
她决定探探父母对出国定居的看法。