| 释义 |
plumb1/plʌm/ n., adv., adj. & v.●n. a ball of lead or other heavy material, esp. one attached to the end of a line for finding the depth of water or determining the vertical on an upright surface 铅锤，测深锤 ●adv. 1 exactly 恰恰，正 plumb in the centre 在正中心 2 vertically 垂直地 3 N. Amer. slang quite, utterly [北美] [俚语]十分，完全 plumb crazy 彻底疯了的 ●adj. 1 vertical 垂直的 2 downright, sheer 彻头彻尾的，完全的 plumb nonsense 一派胡言 3 Cricket (of the wicket) level, true 【板球】(三柱门)平直的 ●v. tr. 1a measure the depth of (water) with a plumb 用铅锤测(水)的深度 b determine (a depth) 用铅锤测(深) 2 test (an upright surface) to determine the vertical 测(垂直面)使垂直 3 reach the lowest point of or experience in extremes 经历，经受 plumb the depths of fear 经历极度的恐惧 4 learn in detail the facts about (a matter) 探究，探索(事情) □ out of plumb not vertical 不垂直的 [Middle English, probably ultimately from Latin plumbum ‘lead’, assimilated to Old French plomb ‘lead’] |