fathoms
n.
英寻( fathom的名词复数 );
v.
理解…的真意( fathom的第三人称单数 );
彻底了解;
弄清真相;
例句:
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The harbour is four fathoms deep.
港深为四英寻.
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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。
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One bait was down forty fathoms.
有个鱼饵下沉到四十英寻的深处.
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His pictures...plunged me a few fathoms deeper into my delight.
来自C. S. Lewis
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Giving the Lighthouse a clear birth of 50 fathoms to the southward.
来自J. Smeaton