Plumb
[ plʌm ]
其它 Other
vt. 使垂直;用测铅测;探索;
adj. 垂直的;
adv. 恰恰，正;垂直地;
vi. 做管道工;
n. 铅锤，测锤;
💡 词根助记
plumb=lead铅 → 铅做得工具 → 铅锤
📝 例句
plumb the depths (of...)
陷入 (悲伤、孤独的) 深渊,达到 (悲伤、孤独等的) 最高点
No eye can plumb those depths.
谁也看不到那样的深度。
Psychoanalysts plumb the deep mysteries of the human mind.
精神分析家探索人脑的奥秘。
plumb (the depth of) a lake
测量湖深
The bullet hit him plumb between the eyes.
子弹正好打在他的双眼之间。
🌱 联想助记
【串】谁都希望老婆plump(丰满),不希望身材像plumb(铅锤),否则比吃了plum(酸梅)还难受
【记】※ plum-李子,b-拼音“不”:铅锤就像上个李子,但不是
※ plumber-水暖工,plumb n.铅锤:水暖工总是拿一个铅锤在测量管子高度
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
plumb
n
1 piece of lead that is tied to a cord and used to find the depth of water or test whether a wall, etc is vertical 测深锤, 铅锤（悬挂於绳上的铅块, 用以测水深或墙等是否垂直）.
2 (idm 习语) out of `plumb not vertical 不垂直的. plumb, adv
1 exactly 恰恰; 正: plumb in the centre 在正中.
2 (US infml 口) quite; absolutely 十分; 完全; 绝对
He's plumb crazy. 他真是疯了. plumb, v
1 [Tn]
(a) test (sth) by using a plumb-line 用铅垂线测（某物）.
(b) (fig 比喻) (try to) understand(sth) thoroughly 探索, 探究（某事物）
plumb the mysteries of the universe 探索宇宙的奥秘.
2 (idm 习语) plumb the depths of sth reach the lowest point of sth 到达某事物的最低点
plumb the depths of despair 绝望已极
a film that really plumbs the depths of bad taste 趣味低级得真正到了极点的一部影片.
3 (phr v) plumb sth in attach (eg a washing-machine) to water-pipes 将（如洗衣机）与水管接通
We've plumbed in the dishwasher. 我们已给洗碟机接上水管了.
🔁 扩展释义
*[plʌm]n. 铅锤, 垂直a. 垂直的vt. 使垂直, 探测vi. 成垂直【机】 锤相关词组: plumb sb's motives plumb the depths of
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📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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Mr Zhu, have you seen the sea?
朱先生，您看见大海了吗？
Annie was among the first to realize that blind people never know their hidden strength until they are treated like normal human beings.
盲人只有受到同正常人一样的待遇时，才能知道自己蕴藏的力量，安妮就是其中一位最先有此种认识的人。
Because of his actions, all Hindus were finally free to draw water from the same village well, to go to the same temple to pray and even marry each other.
由于他的行动，所有的印度人均可自由地从同一个村井打水，去相同的寺庙做祈祷，甚至还可相互通婚。