fathom

/ˈfæðəm/📚 13900 1
If you cannot fathom something, you are unable to understand it, although you think carefully about it. 理解

noun [抽象名词]英寻(测量水深单位,合6英尺或1.8米)

A fathom is a measurement of 6 feet or 1.8 metres, used when referring to the depth of water.
英寻

verb [vt. 及物动词]深刻理解,彻底弄清(难题或神秘的人);测量(水)的深度

I really couldn't fathom what Steiner was talking about.
我真的不明白斯坦纳在说什么。

fathom 出现在下面的课文中(提供视频、音频及笔记等可系统性学习)
Lesson 30 Exploring the sea-floor fathom 名词: 寻(1寻等于1.8米)
Lesson 39 What every writer wants fathom 动词: 领悟,彻底了解
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We sailed into the bay and dropped anchor in five fathoms of water. 我们航行进入海湾,在水深5英寻处抛锚。
We're trying to fathom out what's going on. 我们正在努力弄清楚发生了什么事。
A sea kayaker navigates the rocks around Flowerpot Island in Ontario's Fathom Five National Marine Park. 在安大略省的五英寻国家海洋公园里,一名海上皮划艇运动员在花盆岛周围的岩石间穿行。
He couldn't fathom out what the man could possibly mean. 他弄不清这个男人的意思。