fathom
- n.英寻(测量水深单位，合6英尺或1.8米)
- vt.理解;彻底了解;弄清真相
复数： fathoms; fathom 过去式： fathomed 现在分词： fathoming 过去分词： fathomed 第三人称单数： fathoms
fathomverb
理解；彻底了解；弄清真相
to understand or find an explanation for sth
It is hard to fathom the pain felt at the death of a child.
丧子之痛是难以体会的。
He couldn't fathom out what the man could possibly mean.
他弄不清这个男人的意思。
noun
英寻（测量水深单位，合6英尺或1.8米）
a unit for measuring the depth of water, equal to 6 feet or 1.8 metres
The ship sank in 20 fathoms.
船沉在水下20英寻处。
She kept her feelings hidden fathoms deep.
她把感情深深地隐藏在心中。
fathom
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N-COUNT 英寻(度量单位，等于 1.8 米或 6 英尺，用于指水深)
A fathom is a measurement of 1.8 metres or 6 feet, used when referring to the depth of water.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。
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VERB 透彻理解;深入了解;弄清…的真相
If you cannot fathom something, you are unable to understand it, although you think carefully about it.I really couldn't fathom what Steiner was talking about...
我真搞不懂斯坦纳在说些什么。
noun
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- (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
- Synonym: fthm
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- a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
- Synonym: fthm
verb
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- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
- Synonym: sound
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- come to understand
- Synonym: penetrate bottom
数据来源：WordNet
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A fathom is a measurement of six feet , primarily used in measuring water depth .
1英寻是相当于6英尺的一种测量标准，主要用于测量水深。
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Go . A fathom is a measurement of six feet , primarily used in measuring water depth .
英寻是相当于6英尺的一种测量标准，主要用于测量水深。
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He couldn 't fathom out what the man could possibly mean .
他弄不清这个男人的意思。
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It is hard to fathom the pain felt at the death of a child .
丧子之痛是难以体会的。
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She kept her feelings hidden fathoms deep .
她把感情深深地隐藏在心中。
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The ship sank in 20 fathoms .
船沉在水下20英寻处。
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Their talk is often hard to fathom but their exuberance still comes through .
他们的谈话往往很难懂，但他们的兴奋之情还是显露了出来。
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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。
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Jeremy 's passive attitude was hard to fathom .
杰里米的消极态度令人费解。
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Life 's path is narrow and men 's hearts are hard to fathom .
世路窄狭，人心叵测。
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What these people hoped to achieve is hard to fathom .
这些人希望实现些什么目标难以揣测。
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Have you fathomed out how to work the video yet ?
你弄清楚如何操作录像机了吗？
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I really couldn 't fathom what he was talking about .
我真搞不懂他在说些什么。
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The harbour is four fathoms deep .
港深为四英寻。
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I can 't even fathom doing something like that .
我根本无法想象会像她那样。
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This article fathoms the characteristic of information spread and how to control information flow effectively .
本文对复杂网络上信息传播的特点以及如何有效控制信息传播进行了探索。
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And it would be different in ways that we can 't fathom yet .
那将是完全不同的方式，我们不能量度。
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At this time in her life , she could not fathom such an existence .
在她生命的此时，她没有能力去理解这样的一种生活。
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They cannot fathom how much you stand to lose in failure .
们不会明白你会在失败中失去多少东西，但是你是一件没有瑕疵的作品。
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Study of Fathoming Method by RS Technology
水深遥感方法研究
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It is something that we just could not fathom .
这不仅仅是我我们的推测。
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Fathom shifts the scene , and appears in a new character .
法顿迁到另一个地方，以一个新的角色出现。
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We cannot even begin to fathom the depth of God 's love for us .
我们甚至不能探寻主对我们的爱到底有多深。
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They seek to know my meaning as the moon would fathom the sea .
它要追探了解我的意思，好像月亮探测大海。
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Research on a fathoming method for groove based on light-section and digital image processing technique
基于数字图像处理的光切法槽深测量方法研究
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My Lord knows I try to fathom the rules of it .
我的主知道我试图弄清楚它的法则。
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What you stumbled upon goes deeper than you could fathom .
你碰着的事比你能理解的深奥。
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Its calculations and its actions are difficult to fathom in rational terms .
其盘算和行动难以靠理性思维理解。
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I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom .
我的责任比你们能想象到的要重要得多。
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Sailors measure the depth of the water in fathoms .
海员测量海水的深度用“英寻”表示。
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