Fathoms Meaning in English
word · lemma: fathom
释义
'Fathoms' is the plural of 'fathom', a unit for measuring water depth, equal to about 1.8 meters or 6 feet. It can also be a verb meaning to understand something deeply, but this use is rare.
用法与细微差别
Most common in marine and nautical contexts for measuring water depth: 'ten fathoms deep'. As a verb ('to fathom'), it is literary or formal, meaning to deeply understand; plural verb form ('he fathoms') is rare and poetic.
例句
The ship is anchored in twenty fathoms of water.
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Divers found coral at five fathoms below the surface.
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The old map says the lake is ten fathoms deep in the middle.
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Submarines can descend thousands of fathoms beneath the ocean.
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The poet’s thoughts dive into emotional fathoms most would never reach.
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No one fathoms the mystery behind those old ruins.
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