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fathom n.英寻（=6英尺)vi.测量深度vt.彻底了解；测深 (1) 这条船沉下四英寻。(2) 虽然很难去测量这种爱有多深，但是它却完全可以信赖。(3) 他把棍条浸入水中，试探水的深度。 Fathom is from Middle English fadme, from Old English fæthm "outstretched arms." The Old English and modern English noun also refers to a unit of length used to measure the depth of water. To understand something thoroughly is "to get to the bottom of it."

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英 ['fæðəm] 美 ['fæðəm] (1) The ship sank in four fathoms.(2) This kind of love is difficult to fathom, but it's fundamentally reliable.(3) He dipped the stick into the water to fathom its depth. To fathom something is to understand it thoroughly, and is usually used in the negative, as in "I can't fathom why he doesn't want to go along with us." 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.   [oft num N]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。2[VERB 动词]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.   [V wh]  [V n]  [V P wh]  [V P n (not pron)]  [Also V n P]  [no cont]I really couldn't fathom what Steiner was talking about...我真搞不懂斯坦纳在说些什么。Jeremy's passive attitude was hard to fathom.杰里米的消极态度令人费解。Fathom out means the same as fathom .fathom out 同 fathomWe're trying to fathom out what's going on...我们在尽力搞清楚发生了什么事情。I'm having difficulty using my video editing equipment and can't fathom out the various connections.我不会使用视频编辑设备，而且搞不清各种各样的连接。

英语单词	fathom
英美音标	英 ['fæðəm] 美 ['fæðəm]
中文释义	n.英寻（=6英尺) vi.测量深度 vt.彻底了解；测深
英语例句	(1) The ship sank in four fathoms. (2) This kind of love is difficult to fathom, but it's fundamentally reliable. (3) He dipped the stick into the water to fathom its depth.
中文例句	(1) 这条船沉下四英寻。 (2) 虽然很难去测量这种爱有多深，但是它却完全可以信赖。 (3) 他把棍条浸入水中，试探水的深度。
vocabulary简明	To fathom something is to understand it thoroughly, and is usually used in the negative, as in "I can't fathom why he doesn't want to go along with us."
vocabulary扩展	Fathom is from Middle English fadme, from Old English fæthm "outstretched arms." The Old English and modern English noun also refers to a unit of length used to measure the depth of water. To understand something thoroughly is "to get to the bottom of it."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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. [oft num N] 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。 2 [VERB 动词]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. [V wh] [V n] [V P wh] [V P n (not pron)] [Also V n P] [no cont] I really couldn't fathom what Steiner was talking about... 我真搞不懂斯坦纳在说些什么。 Jeremy's passive attitude was hard to fathom. 杰里米的消极态度令人费解。 Fathom out means the same as fathom .fathom out 同 fathom We're trying to fathom out what's going on... 我们在尽力搞清楚发生了什么事情。 I'm having difficulty using my video editing equipment and can't fathom out the various connections. 我不会使用视频编辑设备，而且搞不清各种各样的连接。

Fathom English [V Understand Water Depth N Wh