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| 1 | formal to manage to understand something difficult or mysterious 探究，探索（困难或神秘的事物） | science’ s attempts to plumb the mysteries of the universe 探索宇宙奥秘的科学尝试 | |
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| 2 | to connect the water pipes in a room or building 给（房间或建筑物）接通水管 |
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| - | plumb the depths (of sth)
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| 1 | to have or feel a negative quality or emotion very strongly 陷入（某物的）深渊；强烈感受到（不好的品质或情感） | He’ s really plumbed the depths of depression since their breakup. 他们分手以后他就陷入极度消沉之中。 | |
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| 2 | to be a very extreme example of something bad 成为（坏事情）的极端例证 | His comments plumb the depths of bad taste. 他的评论趣味极其低下。 | | plumb new depths (=be even worse than usual) England plumbed new depths on Saturday when they lost 4–0. 达到了新低；比平常更糟 | |
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| - | ˌplumb ˈin |
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| | to connect a piece of equipment such as a washing machine to the water pipes in a room so that water can flow to and from it 给（洗衣机等设备）接通水管 |
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