中文翻译与英英解释

n.
(pl. fathoms, 〔集合词〕 fathom)
1.英寻(测量水深用的长度单位，合6英尺，或1.829米)。
2.〔英国〕剖面为一平方英寻的(木材)量。
短语和例子
piled fathom 劈柴层积(〔英国〕＝6×6×6英尺)。
vt.
1.测(水)深。
2.推测，领会，看穿。
短语和例子
I can not fathom his meaning. 我领会不透他的意思。 fathom the universe 探索宇宙。
vi.
测深；进行探索。
adj.
-able
深度可测的；可以了解的。

(mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
同义词：fthm,

a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
同义词：fthm,

measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
同义词：sound,

come to understand
同义词：penetrate, bottom,

例句与用法

Who can fathom the subtleties of the human heart ?
谁能理解人心的奥秘呢？

The difficulty was to fathom miss rachel .
问题就难在了解雷茜儿小姐的心意。

I have not yet quite fathomed her meaning .
我当时还没有完全揣摸出她是什么意思。

The wreck lies full fifty fathoms deep .
失事的船沉在足足有五十深的海底。

Pug no longer tried to fathom the president's purposes .
帕格不想再去探测总统的意图。

I cannot fathom his meaning .
我领会不透他的意思。

What these people hoped to achieve is hard to fathom .
这些人希望实现些什么目标难以揣测。

Sir james clark rose had obtained a depth of over 2, 400 fathoms in 1839 .
詹姆斯克拉克罗斯爵士在1839年就测得一个2400多的深度。

They stand before the mirror and still can not fathom the exact outline of the vision before them .
他们立于镜前，仍然识不透面前形象的真切轮廓。

I would like to fly very slowly at two hundred fathoms high and see the fish from above .
我倒想在两百英那么高的地方慢慢地飞，从上面看一看鱼。