n. 铅锤,测锤,线砣;垂直。 off plumb =out of plumb 不垂直,歪斜。 adj. 1.垂直的;公正的。 2.〔口语〕彻底的,完全的,绝对的。 短语和例子 plumb nonsense 荒唐透顶之事,毫无意义之事。 adv. 1.垂直地。 2.恰恰,正。 3.〔美口〕完全。 短语和例子 fall plumb down 垂直落下。 plumb southwards 正南,向正南。 plumb in the face of 正对着。 vt. 1.用铅锤检查(是否垂直);使垂直 (up)。 2.用测铅测(水深),测量。 3.查明;看穿,看出。 4.给…装铅,灌铅以增加…的重量。 5.给…铺自来水管[煤气管]。 6.焊。 No eye can plumb those depths. 谁也看不到那样的深度。 vi. 1.垂直悬挂。 2.作(铅)管工。 adj. -less 〔诗〕深不可测的,无底的(大洋等)。
completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I''m plumb (or plum) tuckered out" 同义词:clean, plum, clean, plum,
exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle" 同义词:plum, plum,
conforming to the direction of a plumb line
completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I''m plumb (or plum) tuckered out" 同义词:clean, plum, clean, plum,
exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle" 同义词:plum, plum,
conforming to the direction of a plumb line
exactly vertical; "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb"
adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
examine thoroughly and in great depth
measure the depth of something
weight with lead
the metal bob of a plumb line 同义词:plumb bob, plummet,
例句与用法
1.
He had plumbed the very depths of iniquity . 他已经深测了罪恶的深渊。
2.
We have plumbed in the dishwasher . 我们已给洗碗机接上水管了。
3.
Bricklayers and carpenters often use plumb lines . 瓦工和木工经常使用铅垂线。
4.
It was unprofitable to plumb that sort of thing . 这种事弄个水落石出没有什么好处。
5.
No eye can plumb those depths . 谁也看不到那样的深度。
6.
He plumbed himself down in a chair . 他突然坐于椅中。
7.
After the earthquake the building did not fall and it remained plumb . 地震后这座楼房没有倒塌,仍然矗立着。
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I looked into that face, trying to plumb its secret, but it told me nothing . 我凝视那张脸庞,希望能探索到什么奥秘,可是什么也找不到。
9.
If the mass in question is a plumb bob, the horizontal component of f is important . 如果所讨论的质量是一摆锤,则重要的是F的水平分量。
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Except at the pole and the equator, a plumb line does not point toward the earth's center . 除在地球的两极和赤道之外,铅锤线并不指向地球中心。