fathomed

英 [ˈfæðəmd]

美 [ˈfæðəmd]

v.  理解; 彻底了解; 弄清真相
fathom的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 英寻(度量单位，等于 1.8 米或 6 英尺，用于指水深)
  Afathomis a measurement of 1.8 metres or 6 feet, used when referring to the depth of water.
  1. 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。
• VERB 透彻理解;深入了解;弄清…的真相
  If you cannotfathomsomething, you are unable to understand it, although you think carefully about it.
  1. I really couldn't fathom what Steiner was talking about...
     我真搞不懂斯坦纳在说些什么。
  2. Jeremy's passive attitude was hard to fathom.
     杰里米的消极态度令人费解。
  3. Fathom outmeans the same asfathom.
     fathom out 同 fathom
  4. We're trying to fathom out what's going on...
     我们在尽力搞清楚发生了什么事情。
  5. I'm having difficulty using my video editing equipment and can't fathom out the various connections.
     我不会使用视频编辑设备，而且搞不清各种各样的连接。

双语例句

• After more than a decade of scrutiny, his nature remains enigmatic and his depths not quite fully fathomed.
  经过十多年的审时度势，他的性格依然是那么让人捉摸不透，韬光养晦高深莫测。
• There is a Divine mystery in suffering, a strange and supernatural power in it, which has never been fathomed by the human reason.
  苦难中间，有一种神秘、奇妙、超然的能力，绝不是人类理智所能了解的。
• Its full impact has yet to be fathomed, but will include global economic slowdown, reduced trade, more competition for credit and a flight to safety among investors.
  危机的全面影响还有待评估，但将包括全球经济放缓、贸易减少、贷款竞争加剧，以及投资者转向安全资产。
• They are different from writer in that they have no occasion to talk about what they have fathomed in life.
  他们与文人不同的是：他们虽然“琢磨”出了生活的本质，却连一句多余的话都懒得说了。
• As a man cannot be known by his looks, neither can the sea be fathomed by a gourd.
  人不可貌相，海水不可斗量，不能只看外表评价一个人。