fathom
n.
英尋（=6英尺)
vi.
測量深度
vt.
徹底了解；測深
英語翻譯 Noun:
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a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
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(mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
Verb:
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come to understand
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measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
造句
用作名詞(n.)
- The ship sank in four fathoms.
這條船沉下四英尋。
用作不及物動詞(vi.)
- This kind of love is difficult to fathom, but it\\\'s fundamentally reliable.
雖然很難去測量這種愛有多深，但是它卻完全可以信賴。
用作及物動詞(vt.)
- I cannot fathom his meaning.
我不能徹底了解他的意思。
- He dipped the stick into the water to fathom its depth.
他把棍條浸入水中，試探水的深度。
常用短語
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fathom curve
等深線
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fathom scale
標深尺
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fathom line
等深線
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fathom out
理解
組詞
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The swaying weeds ten fathom beneath the keel.
出自：J. Masefield
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Take anchor rope..it\\\'s a penny a fathom.
出自：R. Bolt
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His pictures..plunged me a few fathoms deeper into my delight.
出自：C. S. Lewis
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Trees..so thick that a man could not fathom them.
出自：Sir W. Scott
近義反義詞 【近義詞】
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understand
懂得
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comprehend
充分理解
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grasp
把握
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measure
措施
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gauge
測量儀器
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sound
聲音
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plumb
（用鉛垂）測量...
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work out
做出
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figure out
算出
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divine
神圣的
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make out
起草
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think through
徹底地全面考慮...
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probe
調查
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follow
跟隨
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sense
感官
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fthm
fathom
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penetrate
滲透
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bottom
底部
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