Word · Frequency #19252
fathom
深度
核心释义
A depth, especially of water.
- 1.
An unspecified depth.
英寻(长度单位；合6英尺)
用法In use
Even after reading the explanation, I couldn't fathom why she was so upset.
用法提示：fathom 作为动词，意为“理解”，后接疑问从句。
The sailors fathomed the channel to ensure the ship could pass safely.
用法提示：fathomed 是 fathom 的过去式，意为“测量深度”。
She spent hours fathoming the mysteries of the ancient manuscript.
用法提示：fathoming 是 fathom 的现在分词，意为“探究、理解”。
be [number] fathom(s) deep
当数字大于1时，fathom用复数形式fathoms。
The water is 10 fathoms deep at that point.
在那一点水深10英寻。
measure [depth] in fathoms
Sailors often measure the depth in fathoms.
水手们常用英寻来测量水深。
a depth of [number] fathom(s)
fathom主要用于测量水深，常用于航海和海洋学。
The submarine descended to a depth of 50 fathoms.
潜水艇下潜到50英寻的深度。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- fathoms deep
- 深达若干英寻
- The wreck lies twenty fathoms deep.残骸位于水下二十英寻深。
- a fathom of water
- 一英寻深的水
- The channel had barely a fathom of water.这条水道的水深勉强只有一英寻。
- fathoms below the surface
- 水面以下数英寻
- The creature was observed fathoms below the surface.有人在离水面数英寻的深处观察到了这种生物。
- measured in fathoms
- 以英寻计量
- On nautical charts, depths are measured in fathoms.海图上的深度是以英寻计量的。
流行文化与引用
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记法：想象水手把系着重物的绳子垂进海里测深浅，量出的深度就是 fathom。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、poetry、literary prose 这个义项通常多用于正式书面语、诗歌或文学性表达，在日常口语中不太常见。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为 fathoms。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes exactly with fathom (stressed vowel /æ/ + /ðəm/). Rhythm ends with the same /ðəm/ sound but has a different stressed vowel. Beware lookalikes: method uses a voiceless /θ/, while lather and bother end in /ðər/; bottom and bosom look similar in spelling but use /təm/ and /zəm/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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