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单词 plumb
释义 plumb

plumb /plʌm/

adjective [after verb] SPECIALIZED
1
F0 exactly straight, usually describing a vertical surface or line:
» When you hang a door, you need to make sure that it is both level and plumb.Thesaurus+: ↑Describing angles, lines and orientations
out of plumb
2
F0 not straight vertically:
» The external wall is out of plumb by half a metre.Thesaurus+: ↑Describing angles, lines and orientations
adverb INFORMAL (EXACTLY)
F0 exactly: » The hotel is plumb in the middle of the town.» He hit me plumb on the nose.Thesaurus+: ↑Accurate and exact
adverb US INFORMAL (COMPLETELY)
F0 completely: » I plumb forgot your birthday.Thesaurus+: ↑Complete and whole , ↑Very and extreme
verb [T] (DEEP) ↑Verb Endings for plumb
1
F0 SPECIALIZED to measure how deep something is, especially water
Thesaurus+: ↑Weighing and measuring
2
F0 to understand or discover all about something:
» Now that she had begun, she wanted to plumb her own childhood further.Thesaurus+: ↑Understanding and comprehending
verb [T] (WATER) ↑Verb Endings for plumb
F0 to supply a building or a device with water pipes, or to connect a building or a device to a water pipe: » We've discovered that our house isn't plumbed properly.» I think we can plumb the new bath into the existing pipes.» Have you plumbed the dishwasher in yet?Thesaurus+: ↑Plumbing and pipes and sewage
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