plumb
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/plʌm/
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/plʌm/
to try to understand something that is not clear or is difficult to understand
She spent her life trying to understand the mysteries of the human mind, which is like plumbing the depths of a deep ocean.
她花了一生的时间试图理解人类心灵的奥秘,這就像是探索深海的深處。
exactly or directly
He was standing right in the middle of the road, like a flagpole, plumb straight.
他站在路中間,像旗杆一樣筆直。
completely or totally
He's not just a little bit crazy, he's plumb crazy.
他不僅僅是有一點瘋狂,他完全瘋了。