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单词 fathom
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fathom
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfæð.əm/us
/ˈfæð.əm/
aunitformeasuringthedepthofwater,equalto 1.8metresor 6feet
英寻（测量水深单位，合1.8米或6英尺）
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fathom
verb[T]
uk
/ˈfæð.əm/us
/ˈfæð.əm/
UK
todiscoverthemeaningof something:
弄清；理解
Foryearspeoplehave beentryingto fathom(out)themysteriesof the whale'ssong.多年来人们一直试图弄清鲸鱼歌声之谜。
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tounderstandsomeone or why someoneactsas they do:
了解；明白
I can't fathom her at all.我一点儿也搞不懂她。
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(Definition offathomfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

fathom| American Dictionary

fathom
noun[C]
us
/ˈfæð·əm/

fathomnoun[C](MEASUREMENT)

aunitofmeasurementof thedepthofwaterequalto 6feetor 1.8meters
fathom
verb[T]
us
/ˈfæð·əm/

fathomverb[T](UNDERSTAND)

todiscoverthemeaningof something:
I just couldn’t fathom what he wastalkingabout.
(Definition offathomfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffathom

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An attempt is being made to salvage the helicopter, which is lying in 26 fathoms.
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He could not have meant two fathoms of chain.
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In the first half of 1938 she sent us over 20,000 piled cubic fathoms.
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The average depth in the harbour is about eight fathoms, but the depth in the channel leading to it is slightly less.
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We can catch at 600 or 700 fathoms.
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I am within 300 yards of a pit which is 200 fathoms deep.
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The depth at which it can be used is, however, limited to 35 fathoms.
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The figures for 1947, 1948 and 1949 were about 644,000, 544,000 and 559,000 piled cubic fathoms respectively.
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Up to a few hundred yards of the coast there are 30 fathoms of water.
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They need at least 40 fathoms for main construction, 100 fathoms for deck and module, and for tow-out a depth of 40 to 50 fathoms.
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I can remember the time when it was extremely difficult to go down 20 fathoms.
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An attempt is being made to salvage the helicopter which is lying in 26 fathoms.
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The depth of water must always be greater than 1,500 fathoms, and the amount disposed of in this way is very small.
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Well, we are dumping it so that it will descend to a depth of two and a half miles, 2,000 fathoms.
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Among other things, they required a towing out depth of 40 fathoms.
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