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dowser

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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dows·er /ˈdaʊzə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  BORFsomeone who dowses for water or minerals 〔水源或矿物的〕探测者
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dowserBearing in mind the cautions of Chapter 5, what have dowsers to tell us about sites and earth energies?It is generally invisible, but can be detected by sensitives or dowsers.Traditional rural dowsers used wooden sticks to locate underground water.The dowsing response can tell as much about the dowser as about the site under investigation.
dows·er nounChineseSyllable
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dowser
dowser /ˈdaʊzə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
someone who dowses for water or minerals