dowse

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dowse1 /daʊz/ verb [intransitive + for]  RFto look for water or minerals under the ground using a special stick that points to where they are 用探测杆探测〔水源或矿物〕→ See Verb tabledowse2 /daʊs/ verb [transitive]  x-refanother spelling of douse douse的另一种拼法→ See Verb table

dowse1 verbdowse2 verbChinese  

minerals to or for look water under Corpus

dowse

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dowse¹ /daʊz/ verb [intransitive + for]
to look for water or minerals under the ground using a special stick that points to where they are

II

dowse² /daʊs/ verb [transitive]
another spelling of douse

dowseBrE /daʊz/ 🔊NAmE /daʊz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they dowse BrE /daʊz/ 🔊 NAmE /daʊz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it dowses BrE /ˈdaʊzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdaʊzɪz/ 🔊past simple dowsed BrE /daʊzd/ 🔊 NAmE /daʊzd/ 🔊past participle dowsed BrE /daʊzd/ 🔊 NAmE /daʊzd/ 🔊 -ing form dowsing BrE /ˈdaʊzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdaʊzɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] to look for underground water or minerals by using a special stick or long piece of metal that moves when it comes near water, etc. 用探测杆探寻（地下水或矿藏） = douse ▸ dow·ser BrE /ˈdaʊzə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdaʊzər/ 🔊 noun