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plumbBrE /plʌm/NAmE /plʌm/ verbpresent 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 sthto 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(especially BrE) 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 () 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。 |