sound,试探，调查，-ing,动名词后缀。引申词义意见调查，征询意见。

1. She's got a lovely way with language without ever sounding ostentatious.

她的语言优美，丝毫无装腔作势之感。

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2. Many literary academics simply parrot a set of impressive-sounding phrases.

许多文人只是机械地模仿一套听上去令人印象深刻的说法。

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3. "That is beautiful, Tony," Momma said, no longer sounding at all snappish.

“真美呀，托尼，”妈妈说道，话音里的恶声恶气不见了。

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4. He needed a sounding board rather than thinking alone.

他需要的是征询别人的意见，而不是独自思考。

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5. We'll always justify our actions with noble sounding theories.

我们总会用听起来非常高尚的理论为我们的行动辩护。

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