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They were sounding the river.是什么意思？

They were sounding the river.

他们在探测河水的深度。

相关词汇
they were sounding the river

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；
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The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；
例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

sounding

n. 探通术；v. （使）发出声音，响( sound的现在分词 )，发（音），试探，探测；
例句
All these definitions, while sounding impressive, do not stand up under close scrutiny...
所有这些定义虽然听上去煞有其事，但都经不起推敲。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；
例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

river

n. 河，江，溪，巨流；
例句
...a licence to abstract water from the River Axe...
从阿克斯河中抽水的许可证
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You just go on ahead. I'll come by later...
你只管先往前走。我随后就来。
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一份耕耘，一份收获。
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该法令迫使工会推迟罢工。
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印象很快就消逝了。
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此案该由法院裁定。
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Following the heavy rain, the storage tanks were filling up again.
那场暴雨过后, 储水池又满了。