v.经历( plumb的过去式和过去分词 );探究;用铅垂线校正;用铅锤测量;
例句:
When her son was killed in the war she plumbed the depths of unhappiness.
儿子阵亡后,她陷入了极度的悲伤之中.
When his friend was killed, he plumbed the depths of despair.
他的朋友被害后, 他陷入了绝望的深渊.
Shallow ideas are plumbed and discarded ( Gilbert Highet )
浅溥的思想被仔细推敲后被摒弃 ( 吉尔伯特海特 )