feel out

动词 feel out:

1. try to learn someone's opinions and intentions
   同义词：check out, sound out

1. Let's feel out our parents to see if they let us go.
   我们先弄清父母的态度，看他们让不让我们走。
2. Jim is quite shy; he will feel out of place in the presence of unknown people.
   吉姆很害羞，在陌生人面前往往感到手足无措。
3. I'm beginning to feel out of patience.
   我觉得有些不耐烦了。