fathom

英 ['fæðəm] 美 ['fæðəm]

• n. 英寻（=6英尺)
• vi. 测量深度
• vt. 彻底了解；测深

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

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。

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

词汇搭配

• fathom curve 等深线
• fathom scale 标深尺
• fathom line 等深线
• fathom out 理解

近反义词

【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
• fthm fathom
• penetrate 渗透
• bottom 底部