音标:[ˈfæðəmz] ;
n. 英寻( fathom的名词复数 )
v. 理解…的真意( fathom的第三人称单数 ); 彻底了解; 弄清真相
n a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
n (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
v come to understand
v 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。

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. 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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