fathom

in Vietnamese Đơn vị đo lường (6 feet)

BrE /ˈfæðəm/ AmE /ˈfæθəm/

noun / verb en → vi

1 MEASURE [noun] C1

Đơn vị đo lường (6 feet)

a unit of length equal to six feet, used especially for measuring the depth of water

Collocations fathom of water

  • The depth was measured in fathoms.

    Chiều sâu được đo bằng đơn vị fathom.

2 UNDERSTAND [transitive] B1

Hiểu rõ, nắm bắt được

to understand or comprehend something, especially when it is difficult to do so

  • fathom sb/sth
  • I can't fathom why she did that.

    Tôi không thể hiểu nổi tại sao cô ấy lại làm như vậy.