| 词汇 | fathoming |
| 释义 | fathoming present participle offathom fathom verb[ T ] uk /ˈfæð.əm/ us /ˈfæð.əm/ UK to discover the meaning of something: 弄清;理解 For years people have been trying to fathom the mysteries of the whale's song. fathom outI still haven't fathomed out how to put this bookcase together. to understand something understandI understand why he did that. comprehendHe doesn't seem to comprehend the scale of the problem. get the pictureOK. Don't say any more. I get the picture. followIt was so complicated I couldn't follow what he was saying. graspI think I grasped the main points of the lecture. digestThis chapter is so difficult to digest. I'll have to read it again later. to understand someone or why someone acts as they do: 了解;明白 I can't fathom her at all.我一点儿也搞不懂她。 Understanding and comprehending appreciation for something apprehend apprehensible apprehension astutely bear colour dot handle keenness keep someone up know a hawk from a handsawidiom know the scoreidiom know/see where someone is coming fromidiom speak tease something apart to get a handle on somethingidiom to have a handle on somethingidiom tumble to something tune in Examples of fathomingfathoming In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Indeed, in fathoming the secrets of the brain, science can appear to penetrate the mystery of subjectivity and personal identity. Fathoming tropical biodiversity: the continuing discovery of neotropical mammals. Capital allowances are complicated and present significant difficulties for small and medium-sized businesses in fathoming what allowances they can use for tax purposes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She turns terribly introvert, fathoming the truth within and becoming positive towards people. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Loki is apparently totally devoid of emotions (though there is some debate on this topic) and has a hard time fathoming them in others. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was a foe of metaphysics, holding that the fathoming of first causes of being was impossible to fulfill and unnecessary. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Napoleon determined to fight on, even now, incapable of fathoming his massive fall from power. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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