中英互译

sounding line

美 /ˈsaʊndɪŋ laɪn/

基本释义

But let there be no scales to weigh your unknown treasure; And seek not the depths of your knowledge with staff or sounding line.
但不要用秤来衡量你的未知的珍宝，也不要用杖竿和响带去探测你的知识的浅深。
I once met a countryman who raised the subject of climate forecasting and he gave me a very nice sounding line, but with a very cold and chilling result.
我曾经也遇到过一个在国内搞气候预测了，他给了一个很好看的曲线，给出来一个很惊悚的结果。
I was like that ship before my education began, only I was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbour was.
在开始接受教育之前，我就像这样一条船，只是没有罗盘，没有测深绳，无法得知离海港有多远。