plumbKK [plʌm] /plʌm/发音动词1探究、深究、深入了解Her latest novel plumbs the depths of small-town loneliness.她最新的小说深入探究小镇生活的孤寂。2测量水深、探测深度The crew plumbed the channel before guiding the ship through.船员先测量航道的水深,才引导船只通过。3安装水管、接管线常与 in 连用The new washing machine still needs to be plumbed in.新洗衣机还没接好水管。4用铅锤校正、使垂直The carpenter plumbed the door frame before fixing it in place.木工先用铅锤校正门框是否垂直,再把它固定好。名词1铅锤、测锤He hung a plumb from the string to check the wall.他在绳子上吊了一个铅锤,用来检查墙面。形容词1垂直的、笔直的Make sure the post is plumb before you pour the concrete.灌水泥之前要确认柱子是垂直的。副词1正好、不偏不倚地The stone landed plumb in the middle of the pond.石头正好落在池塘的正中央。2完全、彻底口语、美式After three nights without sleep, he was plumb worn out.三个晚上没睡,他已经彻底累垮了。用这个字练口说→