feel out

试探出, 摸清

例句与用法：

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。

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。

I'm beginning to feel out of patience.

我觉得有些不耐烦了。

详细释义：

弄清楚

He tried to feel out the positions of both sides before committing himself.

在采取行动前他试图先摸清双方的立场。