彼の考えを打診しようとした。の英語

I tried to sound out his views.

His advice inclined me to change my mind.

His idea was shot down in flames.

He was thinking with a perplexed air.

I mistook what he meant.

His advice inclined me to change my mind.

outline his ideas

I sounded him out about his views.

I tried to investigate his opinion indirectly.

His idea was remote from reality.

I staggered at his horrible idea.

A doubt sprang up in his mind.

He was assailed with doubts.

I intend to oppose his opinion.

His words gave rise to doubts.

I earnestly reasoned with him on his mistake.

He is feeling doubts about that decision.

I took his opinion as reference and learned from that.

the set of his mind was obvious

His story aroused my suspicion.

I objected his argument.

I rebutted his argument.

Sure enough, he entertained doubts.

Sure enough, he entertained a doubt.

He appeared to be in straitened circumstances.

drove his point home

I could not sound his real intentions.

His ideas were in advance of his times.

That was clearly his misjudgment.

Putting this and that together, I guessed his meaning―gathered his meaning.