plumb
名词 n.
动词 v.
形容词 adj.
副词 adv.
发音 plŭm
英文释义
名词 n.
- A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
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Obsolete spelling of plum (“the fruit”).
— Without attending to sub-divisions, all the pears are of one species, as well as all the apples, plumbs, peaches, cherries, lemons, citrons, oranges […]
- A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
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The perpendicular direction or position.
— Customers turned away from rickety chairs, stands of drawers that refused to open, or had no handles, lop-sided wardrobes whose doors were out of plumb or whose mirrors were cracked.
动词 v.
- To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
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To attach to a water supply and drain.
— The kitchen sink is now plumbed in / up.
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To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of.
— to plumb the depths of
- To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
- To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
- To seal something with lead.
- To work as a plumber.
- To fall or sink like a plummet.
- To trace a road or track; to follow it to its end.
- To position vertically above or below.
形容词 adj.
- Truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line.
- Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of their wicket and should be given out.
副词 adv.
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In a vertical direction; perpendicularly.
— Plumb down he drops.
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Squarely, directly; deeply, completely.
— It hit him plumb in the middle of his face.
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English plumbe, plumme, from Old French *plombe, from Latin plumba, plural of plumbum.
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