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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