| 单词 | plumb |
| 释义 | Word Frequency plumb(plʌm) noun 1. a weight, usually of lead, suspended at the end of a line and used to determine water depth or verticality 2. the perpendicular position of a freely suspended plumb line (esp in the phrases out of plumb, off plumb) adjective also: plum 3. (prenominal) informal, mainly US (intensifier) a plumb nuisance adverb also: plum 4. in a vertical or perpendicular line 5. informal, mainly US (intensifier) plumb stupid 6. informal exactly; precisely (also in the phrase plumb on) verb 7. (transitive; often foll by up) to test the alignment of or adjust to the vertical with a plumb line 8. (transitive) to undergo or experience (the worst extremes of misery, sadness, etc) to plumb the depths of despair 9. (transitive) to understand or master (something obscure) to plumb a mystery 10. to connect or join (a device such as a tap) to a water pipe or drainage system Derived forms plumbable (ˈplumbable) adjective Word origin C13: from Old French plomb (unattested) lead line, from Old French plon lead, from Latin plumbum lead |
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