单词 | plumb |
释义 | verbadverbplumbBrE /plʌm/ NAmE /plʌm/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they plumb BrE /plʌm/ NAmE /plʌm/ present simple - he / she / it plumbs BrE /plʌmz/ NAmE /plʌmz/ past simple plumbed BrE /plʌmd/ NAmE /plʌmd/ past participle plumbed BrE /plʌmd/ NAmE /plʌmd/ -ing form plumbing BrE /ˈplʌmɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈplʌmɪŋ/ ~sth (literary ) to try to understand or succeed in understanding sth mysterious 探索;钻研;探究SYN fathom◆ She spent her life plumbing the mysteries of the human psyche . 她毕生探索人类心灵的奥秘。 ● plumb the depths of sth to be or to experience an extreme example of sth unpleasant 陷入(痛苦等的)深渊;深入…深处◆ His latest novel plumbs the depths of horror and violence . 他最新的小说充斥着极端恐怖和暴力。◆ The team's poor performances plumbed new depths last night when they lost 10–2 . 昨晚这个队的糟糕表现达到了新低纪录,以 2:10 输掉了。 ● ˌplumb sth↔ˈin (especiallyBrE ) to connect a washing machine, toilet , etc . to the water supply in a building 把(洗衣机、马桶等)与水管连接plumbBrE /plʌm/ NAmE /plʌm/ adverb (used before prepositions 用于介词前) exactly 恰恰;正好◆ He was standing plumb in the middle of the road . 他站在路正中间。(old-fashioned , NAmE , informal ) completely 完全;彻底◆ He's plumb crazy . 他彻底疯了。 |
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