[ˈfæðəmz]
fathoms如何读
fathoms是什么意思
- n.英寻(=6英尺)
- vi.测量深度
- vt.彻底了解;测深
fathoms英英释义
noun
a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water—sometimes used in the singular when qualified by a number
five fathom deep
comprehension
the themes display a newer fathom than the technical modernism of the composer's earlier works—Newsweek
verb
intransitive verb
probe
to take soundings
transitive verb
to measure by a sounding line
to penetrate and come to understand
couldn't fathom the problem
fathoms词源英文解释
Noun and Verb Middle English fadme, from Old English fæthm outstretched arms, length of the outstretched arms; akin to Old Norse fathmr fathom, Latin patēre to be open, pandere to spread out, Greek petannynai
The first known use of fathom was before the 12th century
fathoms儿童词典英英释义
fatigue1 of 2noun
plural the uniform worn by members of the armed forces for physical labor
tiredness from work or stress
the condition of a part of the body (as a sense organ or gland) that temporarily loses the power to respond after a long period of stimulation
the tendency of a material (as metal) to break under repeated stress (as bending)
fatigue2 of 2verb
to cause to become very tired
pulling weeds fatigues me
to cause a condition of fatigue in
running fatigues my legs
fatigue1 of 2noun
plural the uniform worn by members of the armed forces for physical labor
tiredness from work or stress
the condition of a part of the body (as a sense organ or gland) that temporarily loses the power to respond after a long period of stimulation
the tendency of a material (as metal) to break under repeated stress (as bending)
fatigue2 of 2verb
to cause to become very tired
pulling weeds fatigues me
to cause a condition of fatigue in
running fatigues my legs
fathom1 of 2noun
a unit of length equal to six feet (about 1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water
fathom2 of 2verb
to measure by a sounding line
to come to understand
can't fathom why
fathoms 例句
1 The harbour is four fathoms deep.
港深为四英寻.
2 The swaying weeds ten fathom beneath the keel.
3 The harbor is four fathoms deep.
此港深四英寻.
4 He dipped the stick into the water to fathom its depth.
他把棍条浸入水中,试探水的深度。
5 The ship sank in four fathoms.
这条船沉下四英寻。
6 His pictures..plunged me a few fathoms deeper into my delight.
7 This continental slope usually starts at a place somewhere near the 100-fathom mark and in the course of a few hundred miles reaches the true ocean-floor at 2,500-3,000 fathoms.
大陆架慢坡一般是从差不多100英寻水深的地方开始的,一直延伸到几百英里远深达2,500至3,500的地方,那里才是真正的海底。
8 The boat sank in 20 fathoms.
船沉二十寻深处.
9 One bait was down forty fathoms.
有个鱼饵下沉到四十英寻的深处。
10 Toward noon a marlin started nibbling at the bait which was one hundred fathoms down.
快到中午时,一条马林鱼开始啃起一百英寻深处的那块鱼饵来了.
11 This kind of love is difficult to fathom, but it's fundamentally reliable.
虽然很难去测量这种爱有多深,但是它却完全可以信赖。
12 I cannot fathom his meaning.
我不能彻底了解他的意思。
13 the pilot had to continually fathom the river, which drought conditions had lowered to unprecedented levels
14 Nature and the green leaves are a million fathoms deep, and it is their eyes that are superficial.
自然界以及绿叶是极度深刻的,肤浅的知识人们的眼睛。
15 We sailed into the bay and dropped anchor in five fathoms of water.
我们驶进海湾,将锚抛进5英寻深的水里。
16 The ship sank in four fathoms.
这条船沉下四英寻。
17 Sailors measure the depth of the water in fathoms.
水手们往往用英寻来测量水的深度。
18 He adopt his pen name from the cry heard in his steamboat days, signaling two fathoms (12feet) of water-a navigable depth.
他的笔名来自他在汽船上做工时听到的水手们测量水深时的喊声,意思是“水深两浔(12英尺)—即可以通航的信号语。”
19 I will have lost fathoms of good Catalan carden and the hooks and leaders.
这样我将会损失两百啊上好的卡特兰线和钩子,还有导管.
20 One bait was down forty fathoms.
有个鱼饵下沉到四十英寻的深处.