单词 | plumb |
释义 | plumb [plʌm] verb transitive WATER 水 ■to supply a building or a device with water pipes, or to connect a building or a device to a water pipe 给…装水管 •We've discovered that our house isn't plumbed properly.我们发现我们房子里的水管安装得有问题。 •I think we can plumb the new bath into •Have you plumbed the dishwasher in [plʌm] verb transitive DEEP 深 specialized ■to measure how deep something is, especially water 测(尤指水)的深度 ■to understand or discover all about something 探索,探究 •Now that she had begun, she wanted to plumb her own childhood further.既然已经开始了,她就想深入发掘一番自己童年的故事。 [plʌm] verb transitive plumb the depths ■to reach the lowest point 跌入最低点,陷入谷底 •Roy plumbed the depths of •humorous [plʌm] adverb EXACTLY 恰恰 informal ■exactly 正好,恰恰 •The hotel is plumb in the middle of the town.那家旅馆就在城镇中心。 •He hit me plumb on the nose.他正好打在我的鼻子上。 [plʌm] adverb COMPLETELY 完全地 US informal ■completely 完全,彻底 •I plumb forgot your birthday.我把你的生日忘得一干二净。 [plʌm] adjective [after verb] specialized ■exactly straight, usually describing a vertical surface or line 垂直的 •When you hang a door, you need to make sure that it is both level and plumb.装门的时候,必须保证门是横平竖直的。 out of plumb ■not straight vertically 不垂直,倾斜 •The external wall is out of plumb by half a metre.外墙偏斜了0.5公尺。 |
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