probe
verb
noun
prəʊb
verb
1
to
ask
questions
in
order
to
find
things
out,
especially
things
that
other
people
do
not
want
you
to
know
调查; 打探，探究
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I
don’t
want
to
probe
too
deeply
into
your
personal
affairs.
我不想过多打探你的私事。
Police
probed
claims
that
he
had
sold
drugs.
警方就有人称他出售毒品一事进行了调查。
2
to
look
for
something
or
examine
something,
using
a
long
thin
object
〔用细长的工具〕寻找，探测，探查
Jules
probed
the
mud
gingerly
with
a
stick.
朱尔斯小心翼翼地用棍子探着淤泥。
noun
3
a
long
thin
metal
instrument
that
doctors
and
scientists
use
to
examine
parts
of
the
body
〔医生和科学家用的〕探针
4
a
SPACE
PROBE
宇宙探测器，太空探测器
5
an
INVESTIGATION
in
which
many
questions
are
asked
to
discover
the
truth
about
something
深入调查，彻底调查
a
police
corruption
probe
对警察腐败行为的彻底调查