1 ~ (into sth) to ask questions in order to find out secret or hidden information about sb/sth:
[V] He didn't like the media probing into his past. * [VN] a TV programme that probed government scandals in the 1990s [also Vspeech]
2 [VN] to touch, examine or look for sth, especially with a long thin instrument:
The doctor probed the wound for signs of infection. * Searchlights probed the night sky.
词性: noun
1 ~ (into sth) (used especially in newspapers) a thorough and careful investigation of sth:
a police probe into the financial affairs of the company * Arson probe after three die at home.
2 (also space probe) a spacecraft without people on board which obtains information and sends it back to earth
3 (technical) a long thin metal tool used by doctors for examining inside the body
4 (technical) a small device put inside sth and used by scientists to test sth or record information
