fathom
英 ['fæð(ə)m]
美 ['fæðəm]
- vt. 看穿；彻底了解；测量…的深度
- n. 英寻（测量水深的长度单位）
助记提示
1. pace, pass <===> fathom, petal, patent.
2. 谐音“发深、发深儿么、发伸”。
3. pace <====> pass.
4. 英寻（fathom），表示“伸展开的双臂”，因而一英寻也就是两臂之长。
5. A fathom (abbreviation: ftm) = 6 feet or 1.8288 metres, is a unit of length in the old imperial and the U.S. customary systems, used especially for measuring the depth of water.
6. Originally based on the distance between a man's outstretched arms. Formerly, the term was used for any of several units of length.
双语例句
- 1. I really couldn't fathom what Steiner was talking about.
- 我真搞不懂斯坦纳在说些什么。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. We're trying to fathom out what's going on.
- 我们在尽力搞清楚发生了什么事情。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. It is hard to fathom the pain felt at the death of a child.
- 丧子之痛是难以体会的。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. I can not fathom his meaning.
- 我不能彻底理解他的意思.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. I'm having difficulty using my video editing equipment and can't fathom out the various connections.
- 我不会使用视频编辑设备，而且搞不清各种各样的连接。
来自柯林斯例句
