fathom中文什么意思

n.
(pl. fathoms, 〔集合词〕 fathom)
1.英寻(测量水深用的长度单位，合6英尺，或1.829米)。
2.〔英国〕剖面为一平方英寻的(木材)量。
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piled fathom 劈柴层积(〔英国〕＝6×6×6英尺)。vt.
1.测(水)深。
2.推测，领会，看穿。
短语和例子
I can not fathom his meaning. 我领会不透他的意思。 fathom the universe 探索宇宙。vi.
测深；进行探索。adj.
-able
深度可测的；可以了解的。

• echo fathom:    回声寻
• echo-fathom:    回声测深
• fathom a sea:    测海深

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1. I cannot fathom his meaning .
   我领会不透他的意思。
2. What these people hoped to achieve is hard to fathom .
   这些人希望实现些什么目标难以揣测。
3. Sir james clark rose had obtained a depth of over 2, 400 fathoms in 1839 .
   詹姆斯克拉克罗斯爵士在1839年就测得一个2400多的深度。
4. They stand before the mirror and still can not fathom the exact outline of the vision before them .
   他们立于镜前，仍然识不透面前形象的真切轮廓。
5. I would like to fly very slowly at two hundred fathoms high and see the fish from above .
   我倒想在两百英那么高的地方慢慢地飞，从上面看一看鱼。

英文释义

名词

1. (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
   同义词：fthm
2. a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
   同义词：fthm

动词

1. measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
   同义词：sound
2. come to understand
   同义词：penetrate, bottom