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)Measurements of length & distance
- breadth
- cm
- decimetre
- footer
- ft
- in
- kilometre
- km
- metre
- micron
- mile
- mm
- mpg
- nautical mile
- scalar
- sq.
- square
- thick
- width
- yard
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Miscellaneous units of measurement
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。
to understand something
- understandI understand why he did that.
- comprehendHe doesn't seem to comprehend the scale of the problem.
- get the pictureOK. Don't say any more. I get the picture.
- followIt was so complicated I couldn't follow what he was saying.
- graspI think I grasped the main points of the lecture.
- digestThis chapter is so difficult to digest. I'll have to read it again later.
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。
Understanding and comprehending
- apprehend
- apprehensible
- apprehension
- astutely
- atyourfingertipsidiom
- connection
- figure
- hold
- keenness
- keepsomeoneup
- know a hawk from a handsawidiom
- know the scoreidiom
- know/see wheresomeoneis coming fromidiom
- scale
- uncomprehending
- uncomprehendingly
- understand
- voice recognition
- wake up tosomething
- wisdom