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单词 fathom
释义 fathom
 —fathomable,  adj.   —fathomer,  n.  
 /fadh"euhm/,  n.  ,  pl.   fathoms, (esp. collectively) fathom,  v.  
  n.  
  1. a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbr.: fath
  v.t.  
  2. to measure the depth of by means of a sounding line; sound.
  3. to penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand: to fathom someone's motives.
 [bef. 900; ME fathme, OE faethm span of outstretched arms; c. G Faden six-foot measure, ON fathmr; akin to PATENT]
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