| 单词 | plumb |
| 释义 | plumb¹ 1.(exactly)正好；恰恰 The hotel is set plumb in the middle of the high street.酒店恰好坐落在购物街的中央。 2.<美,非正式>(completely)完全地 I find I'm plumb depressed by it.这件事弄得我极度消沉。 He's plumb crazy.他彻底疯了。 3.(vertically)垂直地 plumb² 1.(put plumbing in)+ house为…铺设管道 She learned to wire and plumb the house herself.她学会了亲自铺设家里的线缆和管道。 2.(try to understand)+ mysteries探究；探索；+ heart理解…的心 Magda had plumbed her own heart for answers.玛格达在自己心中搜寻答案。 She never abandoned her attempts to plumb my innermost emotions.她从未放弃了解我内心情感的努力。 3.(measure water depth)测量…的水深 They plumbed the water on the other side of the harbour.他们测量了海港另一侧的水深。 4.【建】用铅垂线调…的垂直度 idiom ◆to plumb the depths经受极度的…；表现出极端的… They frequently plumb the depths of loneliness, humiliation and despair.他们常常会陷入孤独、屈辱和绝望的深渊。 ◆to plumb new depths达到新低；比平常更糟 Relations between the two countries have plumbed new depths.两国关系已降到了最低谷。 Phrasal Verbplumb in plumb³ 1.(for determining verticality)铅锤 2.out of plumb (not vertical)不垂直；倾斜 |
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