英语词汇“plumb”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

plumbverb [ T ]

uk/plʌm/us/plʌm/

plumb verb [ T ] (WATER)

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?

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Building: plumbing & pipes & sewage

ballcock
bleed
cesspit
cistern
conduit
culvert
flush
leakage
mixer tap
overflow
pipeline
piping
plughole
plunger
siphon
standpipe
stopcock
tubing
U-bend
washer

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plumb verb [ T ] (DEEP)

specialized engineering to measure how deep something is, especially water

to understand or discover all about something:

Now that she had begun, she wanted to plumb her own childhood further.

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Measuring & weighing

cost-of-living index
decibel
life-size
measure sb/sth up
measure sth out
measurement
mmHg
mmol
mouthful
pace
pinhole
point
proof
quantifiable
record
short
sound
system
timer
tolerance

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Idiom(s)

plumb the depths

plumbadverb

uk/plʌm/us/plʌm/

plumb adverb (EXACTLY)

informal exactly:

The hotel is plumb in the middle of the town.

He hit me plumb on the nose.

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Accurate and exact

accuracy
accurate
aright
authoritative
bang
be bang on idiom
exact
exactly
flat
in so many words idiom
infallible
infallibly
letter-perfect
literal
strictly speaking idiom
technically
to the day idiom
to the letter idiom
truly
unerring

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plumb adverb (COMPLETELY)

US informal completely:

I plumb forgot your birthday.

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Complete and whole

A, a
a/one hundred percent idiom
absolutely
all or nothing idiom
all-in-one
all-inclusive
completely
flat
full-fledged
full-length
fully
fully fledged
heart and soul idiom
root
totally
unabridged
unadulterated
unconditional
uncut
undivided

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plumbadjective [ after verb ]

uk/plʌm/us/plʌm/specialized

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.

out of plumb

not straight vertically:

The external wall is out of plumb by half a metre.

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Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations

alternate angle
angle of incidence
antinode
asymptote
asymptotic
axial
corresponding angle
erect
horizontal
oblique
parallel
prominent
reflection
right angle
secant
slant
supplementary angle
tangent
tangential
transversal

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单词	plumb
释义	Contents verb (2) plumb (WATER) plumb (DEEP) adverb (2) plumb (EXACTLY) plumb (COMPLETELY) adjective (1) plumb (1) English plumbverb [ T ] uk/plʌm/us/plʌm/ plumb verb [ T ] (WATER) 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: synonyms and related words Building: plumbing & pipes & sewage ballcock bleed cesspit cistern conduit culvert flush leakage mixer tap overflow pipeline piping plughole plunger siphon standpipe stopcock tubing U-bend washer See more results » plumb verb [ T ] (DEEP) specialized engineering to measure how deep something is, especially water to understand or discover all about something: Now that she had begun, she wanted to plumb her own childhood further. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Measuring & weighing cost-of-living index decibel life-size *measure sb/sth* up measure sth out measurement mmHg mmol mouthful pace pinhole point proof quantifiable record short sound system timer tolerance See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Understanding and comprehending Idiom(s) plumb the depths plumbadverb uk/plʌm/us/plʌm/ plumb adverb (EXACTLY) informal exactly: The hotel is plumb in the middle of the town. He hit me plumb on the nose. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Accurate and exact accuracy accurate aright authoritative bang be bang on idiom exact exactly flat in so many words idiom infallible infallibly letter-perfect literal strictly speaking idiom technically to the day idiom to the letter idiom truly unerring See more results » plumb adverb (COMPLETELY) US informal completely: I plumb forgot your birthday. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Complete and whole A, a a/one hundred percent idiom absolutely all or nothing idiom all-in-one all-inclusive completely flat full-fledged full-length fully fully fledged heart and soul idiom root totally unabridged unadulterated unconditional uncut undivided See more results » plumbadjective [ after verb ] uk/plʌm/us/plʌm/specialized 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. out of plumb not straight vertically: The external wall is out of plumb by half a metre. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations alternate angle angle of incidence antinode asymptote asymptotic axial corresponding angle erect horizontal oblique parallel prominent reflection right angle secant slant supplementary angle tangent tangential transversal See more results »**
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