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单词 plumb
释义
plumb1 verbplumb2 adverbplumb3 adjective
plumbplumb1 /plʌm/ verb [transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINplumb1
Origin:
1500-1600 plumb ‘metal weight on a plumb line’ (13-21 centuries), from Old French plomb ‘lead’, from Latin plumbum
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
plumb
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyplumb
he, she, itplumbs
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyplumbed
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave plumbed
he, she, ithas plumbed
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad plumbed
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill plumb
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have plumbed
Continuous Form
PresentIam plumbing
he, she, itis plumbing
you, we, theyare plumbing
PastI, he, she, itwas plumbing
you, we, theywere plumbing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been plumbing
he, she, ithas been plumbing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been plumbing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be plumbing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been plumbing
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Dubus, in his essays, tries to plumb the feelings of women.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Much mystique surrounds this territory as nobody has yet plumbed its limitations or possibilities.
  • The government said today that consumer confidence in December plumbed its lowest level ever since consumer surveys started, in January 1987.
  • The system easily plumbs into existing induction hoppers.
  • Who can plumb and penetrate such a person?
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· How could they soar so high one minute, then plumb the depths?· It was Amy who correctly assessed her brother, although not even she plumbed the depths of his duplicity.· Perhaps he plumbed a depth beyond human sensitivity.· We certainly need to continue our investigations; to advance ideas; to plumb the mysterious depths of the human psyche.
1plumb the depths (of despair/misery/bad taste etc) to feel an unpleasant emotion in a very extreme way, or to behave in a way that is extremely unpleasant or morally bad:  When his wife left him, Matt plumbed the very depths of despair. That night they plumbed the depths of treachery and horror, and murdered the king as he slept.2to succeed in understanding something completely SYN  fathom:  Psychologists try to plumb the deepest mysteries of the human psyche.plumb something ↔ in phrasal verb to connect a piece of equipment such as a washing machine to the water supply
plumb1 verbplumb2 adverbplumb3 adjective
plumbplumb2 adverb Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • I'm sorry. I plumb forgot.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Gets out there with them statues, she gets plumb crazy.
  • Josefina and I were plumb about to lose it.
1[always + adverb/preposition] informal exactly:  The bullet hit him plumb between the eyes.2American English informal completely – often used humorously:  The whole idea sounds plumb crazy to me.
plumb1 verbplumb2 adverbplumb3 adjective
plumbplumb3 adjective technical Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A plumb bob is useful to check the alignment of the header with the sill.
  • But again, as with the lintels, the union did not allow the bricklayers to use a plumb line.
  • If any walls appear to lean, check by going back to the nearest upper window and drop a plumb line down.
  • The barometer had dropped like a plumb weight.
  • The sides, or jambs, must also be straight, plumb and square with the sill.
  • Twittering song uttered in soaring display flight, followed by butterfly-like descent with wings raised and a final plumb drop.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· If any walls appear to lean, check by going back to the nearest upper window and drop a plumb line down.· But again, as with the lintels, the union did not allow the bricklayers to use a plumb line.
1exactly upright or level2out of plumb not exactly upright or level
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