1.N-SING 单数名词 （铃或号的）发声，鸣响 The sounding of a bell or a horn is the act of causing it to make a sound.

  【搭配模式】：the N of n

2.N-COUNT 可数名词 （收集或征询的）意见 If you take soundings, you try to find out people's opinions on a subject.

  【搭配模式】：usu pl