fathom
n.
1. (pl.fathom, fathoms), 英寻(测量水深的单位, =6英尺)
The harbor is four fathoms deep.
此港深四英寻。
2.
v.
1. 测量深度,看穿,彻底了解
vt.
1. 测量...的深度
Your behavior is difficult to fathom.
你的行为令人难以揣摸。
The ship sank in four fathoms.
这条船沉下四英寻。
Can you fathom it out?
你能想出是怎麽回事吗?
I cannot fathom his meaning.
我不能彻底了解他的意思。
The ship sank in twenty fathoms.
该船下沉二十英寻.
I cannot fathom his remarks.
我不能完全理解他的话.
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。
The harbour is four fathoms deep.
港深四英寻.
同义词
vt. 测深度,测量
vt. 看穿,理解
fathom
vt.
1. 测(水)深
2. 推测; 了解; 理解, 明白
I can not fathom his meaning.
我不能彻底理解他的意思。
fathom
vi. 测深; 进行探索; 张开两臂测量
fathom with a plumb line
用铅垂线测深
fathomable
adj. 深度可测的; 可以了解的