v. 调查；打探，探究
v. 〔用细长的工具〕寻找，探测，探查
n. 〔医生和科学家用的〕探针
n. 深入调查，彻底调查
a space probe 航天探测器，太空探测器
What information did Russian and American space probes provide about Venus?
The survey also probed attitudes and anxieties. 该调查还深入调查了人们的态度和焦虑
I don’t want to probe too deeply into your personal affairs. 我不想过分打探你的私事。
BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/