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词汇 plumb
释义

plumb

/plʌm/

n.

A small, heavy weight, fastened to a cord and suspended to indicate a vertical line, used for determining how nearly vertical is a piece of work done, also called plumb bob.

(垂准线上之)铅锤(= plumb bob)。

A similar weight used to find the depth of water; plummet.

测锤(用以测水深)。

phrases

out of plumb

不垂直;倾斜。

adj.

Perpendicular to, or at right angles with, the plane of the horizon; upright.

垂直的。

Out-and-out; absolute.

【口】彻头彻尾的;完全的。

adv.

Perpendicularly.

垂直地。

Completely; entirely.

【俚】完全;全然。

In a direct manner; exactly; also, without interval of time; immediately.

直接地;确切地;恰恰;立即地。

(过去式: plumbed; 过去完成式: plumbed; 现在进行式: plumbing)

v.t.

To teat the verticalness of with a plumb line.

用铅锤测量。

To straighten; make vertical.

使直;使垂直。

To sound (the depth of water) by a plummet.

以测锤测定(海深)。

The geologist plumbed the depths of the ocean.

这位地质学家测量海的深度。

To test; solve; get to bottom of.

试探;剖析;探究底细。

Few people could plumb the depths of her mind.

很少人能看穿她的心。

To provide with plumbing.

为...铺设铅管。

v.i.

To work as a plumber.

当铅匠;当水管工人。

idoms

plumb rule

垂规;悬墨。

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