plumb
US
UK plumb n: (lead weight)
SC 铅锤 qiān chuí
SC 测深锤 qiān chuí，cè shēn chuí
The contractor lowered the plumb to take a measurement for the new wall.
plumb adj: (straight, vertical)
SC 垂直的 chuí zhí de
The edge needs to be straight and plumb.
plumb adv: (vertically)
SC 垂直地
Tom dived plumb from the clifftop into the sea below.
plumb, plumb [sth] vtr: (depth: measure)
SC 测量…的深度 cè liáng … de shēn dù
The researchers plumbed the depth of the channel.
研究人员测量了海峡的深度。
plumb [sth] vtr: (connect [sth] to water supply)
SC 与水管连接
SC 连上水管
plumb [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep: (connect [sth] to water supply) (水管道)
SC 给…安装到，给…接上
The contractor plumbed a washing machine into the garage.
plumb, plum adv: dated (completely)
SC 完全 wán quán
TC 完全
TC 完全
They waited until he was plumb out of sight, and then they ran to the barn.
The door fell plumb off its hinges.
plumb adv: dated (exactly)
SC 恰好 qià hǎo
TC 恰好
TC 恰好
The bear stood plumb in the middle of the road, and I froze.
plumb [sth] vtr: (explore [sth] thoroughly)
SC 探索 tàn suǒ
TC 探索
TC 探索
SC 探究 tàn suǒ，tàn jiū
plumb bob n: (lead for plumb line)
SC 铅锤 qiān chuí
plumb [sth] in vtr + adv: (connect [sth] to water supply)
SC 接水
plumb line n: (cord with lead bob)
SC 铅垂线
plumb the depths, plumb the depths of [sth] v expr: figurative (explore something deeply)
SC 测量深度 cè liáng shēn dù
TC 測量深度
TC 測量深度
SC 钻研…的深邃之处 cè liáng shēn dù ，zuān yán … de shēn suì zhī chù
SC 陷入（痛苦等的）深渊 cè liáng shēn dù ，xiàn rù （ tòng kǔ děng de ） shēn yuān
The poet plumbed the depths of his soul for what he wanted to write.
plumb the depths, plumb the depths of [sth] v expr: figurative (be very bad)
SC 没有提供翻译
The judge described Johnson as a dangerous criminal capable of plumbing the depths of depravity.