fathom
US
UK fathom [sth] vtr: figurative (understand)
SC 彻底明白 chè dǐ míng bái
TC 徹底明白
TC 徹底明白
SC 彻底了解 chè dǐ míng bái，chè dǐ liǎo jiě
SC 搞清楚 chè dǐ míng bái，gǎo qīng chǔ
Mindy couldn't fathom her sister's motives for dropping out of school.
敏迪搞不清楚自己的妹妹辍学的动机。
fathom n: (measure of water depth) (水深单位)
SC 英寻
The water was four fathoms deep.
水有四英寻深。
fathom vtr: (measure water depth)
SC 测量...的深度
The ship was on a mission to fathom some of the deepest parts of the ocean.