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　

GRE TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.19252 / COCA.13445

短语动词

fathom out
1. 对…百思不得其解

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

I could have sworn I left the money on the desk. I can't fathom out where they've got to.
我可以发誓我是把钱放在书桌上的。我不知道它到哪儿去了。
Can you begin to fathom the humiliation I suffered?
你想感受一下我被羞辱的痛苦吗？
They seek to know my meaning as the moon would fathom the sea.
它要追探了解我的意思，好像月亮探测大海。
My Lord knows I try to fathom the rules of it.
我的主知道我试图弄清楚它的法则。
None of us will fully fathom the great truths of life until we finally unite with eternity at death.
我们当中也没人能洞悉生命的伟大真理，除非我们最终在死后与永恒相联合。
Don't tell me the answer; let me try to fathom it out for myself.
别把答案告诉我；让我自己把它想出来。
They cannot fathom how much you stand to lose in failure.
们不会明白你会在失败中失去多少东西，但是你是一件没有瑕疵的作品。
This will help you to fathom the problems that may come if you do not perform these check ins.
这将帮助你量度问题，可到，如果你不履行这些移民局检查。
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。
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？