请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 fathom
释义

fathom

verb
/ˈfæðəm/
/ˈfæðəm/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they fathom
/ˈfæðəm/
/ˈfæðəm/
he / she / it fathoms
/ˈfæðəmz/
/ˈfæðəmz/
past simple fathomed
/ˈfæðəmd/
/ˈfæðəmd/
past participle fathomed
/ˈfæðəmd/
/ˈfæðəmd/
-ing form fathoming
/ˈfæðəmɪŋ/
/ˈfæðəmɪŋ/
jump to other results
  1. (usually in negative sentences) to understand or find an explanation for something
    • fathom somebody/something (out) She knew he was angry with her, for some reason she couldn't fathom.
    • It is hard to fathom the pain felt at the death of a child.
    • fathom (out) what, where, etc… He couldn't fathom out what the man could possibly mean.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFathom is used with these nouns as the object:
    • mystery
    See full entry
    Word OriginOld English fæthm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vadem, vaam and German Faden ‘six feet’. The original sense was ‘something which embraces’, (plural) ‘the outstretched arms’; hence, a unit of measurement based on the span of the outstretched arms, later standardized to six feet.

fathom

noun
/ˈfæðəm/
/ˈfæðəm/
jump to other results
  1. a unit for measuring the depth of water, equal to 6 feet or 1.8 metres
    • The ship sank in 20 fathoms.
    • (figurative) She kept her feelings hidden fathoms deep.
    Word OriginOld English fæthm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vadem, vaam and German Faden ‘six feet’. The original sense was ‘something which embraces’, (plural) ‘the outstretched arms’; hence, a unit of measurement based on the span of the outstretched arms, later standardized to six feet.
随便看

 

英语词典包含84843条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/13 3:41:10