| 单词 | plumb the depths |
| 释义 | plumb the depths to be an example of extremely bad behaviour `This crime plumbs the very depths of the abyss into which it is possible for the human spirit to sink,' the judge said. to find out everything you can about something, including things that are normally secret or hidden In his writings Shakespeare plumbed the depths of human psychology. to experience an unpleasant or difficult situation to an extreme degree They frequently plumb the depths of loneliness, humiliation and despair. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers |
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