fathom

英 [ˈfæðəm]

美 [ˈfæðəm]

v.  理解; 彻底了解; 弄清真相
n.  英寻(测量水深单位，合6英尺或1.8米)

复数：fathoms　现在分词：fathoming　过去式：fathomed　第三人称单数：fathoms　过去分词：fathomed　

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Collins.1 / BNC.19252 / COCA.13445

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牛津词典

verb

• 理解；彻底了解；弄清真相
  to understand or find an explanation for sth
  1. It is hard to fathom the pain felt at the death of a child.
     丧子之痛是难以体会的。
  2. He couldn't fathom out what the man could possibly mean.
     他弄不清这个男人的意思。

noun

• 英寻（测量水深单位，合6英尺或1.8米）
  a unit for measuring the depth of water, equal to 6 feet or 1.8 metres
  1. The ship sank in 20 fathoms.
     船沉在水下20英寻处。
  2. She kept her feelings hidden fathoms deep.
     她把感情深深地隐藏在心中。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 英寻(度量单位，等于 1.8 米或 6 英尺，用于指水深)
  Afathomis a measurement of 1.8 metres or 6 feet, used when referring to the depth of water.
  1. We sailed into the bay and dropped anchor in five fathoms of water.
     我们驶进海湾，将锚抛进 5 英寻深的水里。
• VERB 透彻理解;深入了解;弄清…的真相
  If you cannotfathomsomething, you are unable to understand it, although you think carefully about it.
  1. I really couldn't fathom what Steiner was talking about...
     我真搞不懂斯坦纳在说些什么。
  2. Jeremy's passive attitude was hard to fathom.
     杰里米的消极态度令人费解。
  3. Fathom outmeans the same asfathom.
     fathom out 同 fathom
  4. 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。
  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。

英英释义

noun

• (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
  Synonym:fthm
• a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
  Synonym:fthm

verb

• measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
  Synonym:sound
• come to understand
  Synonym:penetratebottom

双语例句

• We cannot even begin to fathom the depth of God's love for us.
  我们甚至不能探寻主对我们的爱到底有多深。
• Jeremy's passive attitude was hard to fathom.
  杰里米的消极态度令人费解。
• He from whose Whim sprang up the universe, how can intellect fathom His Divinity?
  从他的心血来潮中宇宙腾跃出现，智力怎能测量他的神性？
• He is grasped through ecstatic love; how can you fathom Him without it?
  他是通过心醉神迷的爱去领悟；你怎么能够不用爱去探索它呢？
• Dear Humans can you fathom this?
  亲爱的人类，你们能真正明白这点吗？
• Can you fathom out where he's gone?
  你能猜出他到那儿去了吗？
• What you stumbled upon goes deeper than you could fathom.
  你碰着的事比你能理解的深奥。
• We cannot fathom their thoughts, so all we do is describe their appearance.
  我们不能知道他们的思想，所以我们可以做的是描述他们的行为。
• If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
  如果我拥有预言的天赋、能够洞悉所有的秘密和知识，还有能够移动高山的信心，却没有爱；我就一无是处。
• I couldn't fathom how it was that a Christian church had continuously functioned.
  我无法理解它是怎么一个基督教教堂，并不断发挥作用。