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BNC: 19252 COCA: 13445

fathom

verb
/ˈfæðəm/
/ˈfæðəm/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they fathom
/ˈfæðəm/
/ˈfæðəm/
he / she / it fathoms
/ˈfæðəmz/
/ˈfæðəmz/
past simple fathomed
/ˈfæðəmd/
/ˈfæðəmd/
past participle fathomed
/ˈfæðəmd/
/ˈfæðəmd/
-ing form fathoming
/ˈfæðəmɪŋ/
/ˈfæðəmɪŋ/
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  1. (usually in negative sentences通常用于否定句) to understand or find an explanation for something理解；彻底了解；弄清真相
    • fathom somebody/something (out) She knew he was angry with her, for some reason she couldn't fathom.她知道他生她的气，出于某种她无法理解的原因。
    • It is hard to fathom the pain felt at the death of a child.丧子之痛是难以体会的。
    • fathom (out) what, where, etc… He couldn't fathom out what the man could possibly mean.他弄不清这个男人的意思。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFathom is used with these nouns as the object:
    • mystery
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    Word OriginOld English fæthm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vadem, vaam and German Faden ‘six feet’. The original sense was ‘something which embraces’, (plural) ‘the outstretched arms’; hence, a unit of measurement based on the span of the outstretched arms, later standardized to six feet.

fathom

noun
/ˈfæðəm/
/ˈfæðəm/
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  1. a unit for measuring the depth of water, equal to 6 feet or 1.8 metres英寻（计量水深的单位，合 6 英尺或 1.8 米）
    • The ship sank in 20 fathoms.船沉在水下 20 英寻处。
    • (figurative) She kept her feelings hidden fathoms deep.她把感情深深地隐藏在心中。
    Word OriginOld English fæthm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vadem, vaam and German Faden ‘six feet’. The original sense was ‘something which embraces’, (plural) ‘the outstretched arms’; hence, a unit of measurement based on the span of the outstretched arms, later standardized to six feet.
BNC: 19252 COCA: 13445
BNC: 19252 COCA: 13445
BNC: 19252 COCA: 13445

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