divining

英 [dɪˈvaɪnɪŋ]

美 [dɪˈvaɪnɪŋ]

v.  猜到; 领悟; (用丫形杖)探测(地下水)
divine的现在分词

COCA.39122

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 天赐的;神的;神圣的
  You usedivineto describe something that is provided by or relates to a god or goddess.
  1. He suggested that the civil war had been a divine punishment.
     他暗示说内战是上天的惩罚。
  2. ...divine inspiration.
     天赐的灵感
• 专门研究神学的牧师
  Adivineis a priest who specializes in the study of God and religion.
• ADJ-GRADED 绝妙的;非凡的;极棒的
  People usedivineto express their pleasure or enjoyment of something.
  1. 'Isn't it divine?' she said. 'I wish I had the right sort of brooch to lend you for it.'...
     “它是不是美极了？”她说道，“真希望我有合适的胸针可以借给你来搭配它。”
  2. Darling how lovely to see you, you look simply divine.
     亲爱的，见到你太让人高兴了，你看上去简直美极了。
• VERB 猜测;揣度
  If youdivinesomething, you discover or learn it by guessing.
  1. ...the child's ability to divine the needs of its parents and respond to them...
     孩子猜测父母的需要并作出回应的能力
  2. From this he divined that she did not like him much.
     他依此猜到她不太喜欢他。
• VERB (用探测棒)探测（地下水或矿藏）
  If youdivine, you try to find underground supplies of water or minerals, using a special rod or pair of rods.
  1. The only reason I was divining for water was because of the drought.
     我之所以探寻水源是因为发生了旱灾。
  2. ...a divining rod.
     探测杆

双语例句

• He possessed in the highest degree the faculty of divining the needs and instincts of the peasants, with whom he had to deal, and was consequently an excellent steward.
  他凭嗅觉就能了解那些与他打交道的人的需要和本能，他有高度的才能，因此他是一个出色的管家。
• And for they look'd but with divining eyes.
  他们却只用猜度的眼睛来观看。
• The trial of Galileo was a struggle between two ways of divining truth.
  对伽利略的审判，是发现真理的两种方法的斗争。
• What, you got a divining tattooed on your ass?
  怎么，你在屁股上还纹了探矿杖？
• Zuozhuan includes religious phenomenon and activities adoring nature and agricultural god, spirit and sign, unusual being, heralding, divining etc.
  《左传》保存了诸如自然、农神、鬼魂崇拜以及征兆、怪异、卜筮、解梦、预言等丰富的宗教现象和活动。
• Divining who rightfully owns these works, and who is to blame for the disappearance of so many of them, has consumed the family for more than a decade.
  谁理应拥有这批藏品？而这么多藏品失踪究竟又是谁的错？这些问题王家人已经争执了十多年。
• After divining, the future-teller told him that it was a sacred turtle for being confronted with trouble; it came to you asking for help.
  算命先生经卜卦后告之，这是一名神龟，因为有难，专程托梦来向你求援。
• The only reason I was divining for water was because of the drought.
  我之所以探寻水源是因为发生了旱灾。
• The value of Yi Learning is not simply at divining, but also at displaying thinking, historical data, and logic.
  易学的价值不在占卜，而主要在思想、史料与逻辑。
• Alarmist, saying that divining a coherent middle class is practically impossible.
  其他社会学家则没有这么危言耸听，他们认为，要清晰界定中产阶层是不切实际的。