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词汇 plumb-the-depths-of
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plumb the depths of something


idiom
to go down deep into something, especially the sea:
Humans have taken trips off the planet and plumbed the depths of the ocean.
to reach a very unhappy or bad point:
Roy plumbed the depths of despair when his wife left him.妻子离开他之后,罗伊陷入了绝望的深渊。
Using nuclear weapons would plumb the depths of depravity.
to study or examine something or someone in a lot of detail:
Researchers have plumbed the depths of voter fatigue.
The journalist attempted to plumb the depths of the secretive vice president.
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pronation
put something/someone down
rain
rain (something) down
stone
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