fathom

扩展词汇  
['fæðəm]     ['fæðəm]    
  • n. 英寻(=6英尺)
  • vi. 测量深度
  • vt. 彻底了解;测深
fathomable fathom fathomed fathomed fathoming fathoms
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fathom的英文翻译是什么意思,词典释义与在线翻译:

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth

  2. (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore

Verb:
  1. come to understand

  2. measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

fathom的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词 (n.)
  1. The ship sank in four fathoms.
    这条船沉下四英寻。
用作不及物动词 (vi.)
  1. This kind of love is difficult to fathom, but it's fundamentally reliable.
    虽然很难去测量这种爱有多深,但是它却完全可以信赖。
用作及物动词 (vt.)
  1. I cannot fathom his meaning.
    我不能彻底了解他的意思。
  2. He dipped the stick into the water to fathom its depth.
    他把棍条浸入水中,试探水的深度。

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经典引文

  • The swaying weeds ten fathom beneath the keel.

    出自: J. Masefield
  • Take anchor rope..it's a penny a fathom.

    出自: R. Bolt
  • His pictures..plunged me a few fathoms deeper into my delight.

    出自: C. S. Lewis
  • Trees..so thick that a man could not fathom them.

    出自: Sir W. Scott

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