plumb
- IPA[plʌm]
英式
- measure (the depth of a body of water)；(of water) be of a specified depth
- a ball of lead or other heavy object attached to the end of a line for finding the depth of water or determining the vertical on an upright surface.
- exactly；extremely or completely
- vertical；(of the wicket) level; true.
verb: plumb, 3rd person present: plumbs, gerund or present participle: plumbing, past tense: plumbed, past participle: plumbed
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動詞
- 1. measure (the depth of a body of water) I plumbed the depth and found the bottom of the shelf to be seven metres down
- ▪ (of water) be of a specified depth at its deepest the lake scarcely plumbed seven feet
- ▪ explore or experience fully or to extremes she had plumbed the depths of depravity
- 2. test (an upright surface) to determine the vertical they are valuable aids in plumbing the frames and keeping the side of the ship fair
名詞
- 1. a ball of lead or other heavy object attached to the end of a line for finding the depth of water or determining the vertical on an upright surface.
副詞
- 1. informal exactly trading opportunities plumb in the centre of central Europe 同義詞
- ▪ North American extremely or completely they must both be plumb crazy 同義詞
- 2. archaic vertically drapery fell from their human forms plumb down 同義詞
形容詞
- 1. vertical ensure that the skirting is straight and plumb
- ▪ (of the wicket) level; true.
- a line with a plumb attached to it, used for finding the depth of water or determining the ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- a plumb line attached to a board, used by builders and surveyors.
Oxford American Dictionary
- a bob of lead or other heavy material forming the weight of a plumb line.
Oxford Dictionary
- a line with a plumb attached to it, used for finding the depth of water or determining the ...
Oxford Dictionary
- a bob of lead or other heavy material forming the weight of a plumb line.
Oxford American Dictionary
- a plumb line attached to a board, used by builders and surveyors.
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[pləm]
美式
- measure (the depth of a body of water): I plumbed the depth and found the bottom of the shelf to be seven meters down
- a plumb bob.
- exactly: a bassoonist who sits plumb in the middle of the wind section
- vertical: ensure that the baseboard is straight and plumb
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[pləm]
美式
- install and connect water and drainage pipes in (a building or room): the house could not be plumbed at all
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[plʌm]
英式
- install an appliance such as a bath, toilet, or washing machine and connect to water and ... he had plumbed in a second-hand washing machine
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