fathom

noun

1. (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore

Synonym: fthm

2. a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth

Synonym: fthm

verb

1. measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

Synonym: sound

2. come to understand

Synonym: penetratebottom

1. 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.

e.g. 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. 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.

fathom的反义词

e.g. I really couldn't fathom what Steiner was talking about...
我真搞不懂斯坦纳在说些什么。
e.g. Jeremy's passive attitude was hard to fathom.
杰里米的消极态度令人费解。

1. 噚：人们因为惯于计算,所以他们心中就有了一些确定的长度观念,就如一吋、一呎、一码、一噚(fathom) 、一哩、地球底直径等等,(这些都是单由空间[观念]造成的许多独立的观念.

2. 拓：我国规范规定每节标准锚链长度为27.5m,在一些英制单位的国家也有用15拓(fathom)为一节链长的,折合约为27m. 节与节之间采用可拆的接链环,或采用连接卸扣连接起来. 为了迅速确切地掌握抛锚、起锚时锚链松出或绞进的长度,

3. fathom的反义词

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