单词：fathoming
音标：[ˈfæðəmɪŋ] ；
n. 测量
v. 理解…的真意( fathom的现在分词 ); 彻底了解; 弄清真相
v. 理解…的真意( fathom的现在分词 ); 彻底了解; 弄清真相
p. pr. & vb. n. of Fathom
fathom的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词(n.)
- The ship sank in four fathoms.这条船沉下四英寻。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
- 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.)
- I cannot fathom his meaning.我不能彻底了解他的意思。
- 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。
词汇搭配
- fathom curve等深线
- fathom scale标深尺
- fathom line等深线
- fathom out理解
经典引文
The swaying weeds ten fathom beneath the keel.
出自：J. MasefieldTake anchor rope..it's a penny a fathom.
出自：R. BoltHis pictures..plunged me a few fathoms deeper into my delight.
出自：C. S. LewisTrees..so thick that a man could not fathom them.
出自：Sir W. Scott
【近义词】
- understand懂得
- comprehend充分理解
- grasp把握
- measure措施
- gauge测量仪器
- sound声音
- plumb（用铅垂）测量...
- work out做出
- figure out算出
- divine神圣的
- make out起草
- think through彻底地全面考虑...
- probe调查
- follow跟随
- sense感官
- fthmfathom
- penetrate渗透
- bottom底部