plumb
gb/plˈʌm/ us/plˈʌm/
B2
Ingles
csőrendszert szerel, függőleges, feltár, mélyére hatol, ólommal mélységet mér, függőón, pontosan, egyenesen, teljesen, totál
PANDIWA
B2
1
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] plumbs [a building/room/system]
They hired a contractor to plumb the new bathroom.
Vállalkozót fogadtak, hogy beszerelje az új fürdőszoba csőrendszerét.
The house was plumbed for gas as well as water.
A házba a víz mellett gázt is bevezettek.
We’re plumbing the extension before the walls go up.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
They will plumb the kitchen next week.
Jövő héten szerelik a konyha csőrendszerét.
This house is fully plumbed.
Ebben a házban a teljes víz- és lefolyórendszer ki van építve.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Don’t confuse plumb (install pipes) with plumber (the person who does it).
Kahulugan
install or repair pipes
Mga kolokasyon
plumb a house
|plumb a bathroom
|plumb a kitchen
|plumb a new build
|plumb the basement
|plumb a system
|newly plumbed
|professionally plumbed
Mga kasingkahulugan
pipe (More general; can mean fitting pipes for many purposes.)
|
install (Broader; not specific to pipework.)
Mga kasalungat
disconnect (Focuses on undoing a connection rather than installing it.)
Mga tema
home
|work
|construction
Depinisyon
To put in or fix water pipes in a building.
To install, connect, or repair the pipes and fittings that carry water, gas, or waste in a building.
B2
TECHNICAL
2
függőleges
B1
Padron ng paggamit:
[something] is plumb
The fence posts need to be plumb before the concrete sets.
A kerítésoszlopoknak függőlegesnek kell lenniük, mielőtt megköt a beton.
This corner of the wall isn’t plumb, so the cabinet won’t fit.
A falnak ez a sarka nem függőleges, ezért a szekrény nem fog jól illeszkedni.
Use a level to make sure the frame is plumb.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
Make the pole plumb.
Állítsd a rudat függőlegesre.
The door frame is not plumb.
Az ajtókeret nem függőleges.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Plumb means vertical; level means horizontal.
Kahulugan
exactly vertical and straight
Mga kolokasyon
plumb wall
|plumb line
|plumb post
|keep it plumb
|set it plumb
|check if it's plumb
|perfectly plumb
Mga kasingkahulugan
vertical (More common, less trade-specific.)
|
upright (Can also suggest a standing position, not just exact alignment.)
Mga kasalungat
tilted (Not straight up and down.)
|
slanted (At an angle instead of vertical.)
Mga tema
construction
|tools
Depinisyon
Perfectly straight up and down.
Exactly vertical; perfectly upright and aligned with gravity.
PANDIWA
C1
LITERARY
3
feltár
C1
Padron ng paggamit:
plumb [something] (for [something])
The film tries to plumb the causes of his anger.
A film megpróbálja feltárni a haragja okait.
Researchers are plumbing the data for patterns.
A kutatók az adatokat vizsgálják, hogy mintázatokat tárjanak fel.
She wrote essays that plumbed the contradictions of modern life.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
He tried to plumb the meaning of the poem.
Megpróbálta feltárni a vers jelentését.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Often used in more formal or literary writing; in everyday speech people usually say understand or figure out.
Kahulugan
understand or explore deeply
Mga kolokasyon
plumb the mystery
|plumb the meaning
|plumb the reasons
|plumb the mind
|plumb the past
|plumb the truth
|plumb the depths
Mga kasingkahulugan
fathom (Emphasizes understanding; often used with negatives (can’t fathom).)
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probe (Emphasizes investigation and questioning.)
|
delve (Often used with into; suggests researching or examining details.)
Mga kasalungat
skim (To look at something only superficially.)
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overlook (To miss or fail to consider something important.)
Mga tema
learning
|literature
|psychology
Depinisyon
To try to understand something very deeply.
To explore or understand something thoroughly, especially something complex or hidden.
PANDIWA
C1
TECHNICAL
4
Padron ng paggamit:
plumb [water/a channel/a depth]
Before anchoring, they plumbed the depth to make sure it was safe.
Horgonyzás előtt ólommal mélységet mértek, hogy megbizonyosodjanak róla, biztonságos ott lehorgonyozni.
The crew plumbed the channel after the storm shifted the sandbar.
A legénység ólommal megmérte a csatorna mélységét, miután a vihar elmozdította a homokpadot.
Early surveyors plumbed the lake in several places.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
They plumbed the water to find its depth.
Ólommal megmérték a víz mélységét.
Kahulugan
measure depth of water
Mga kolokasyon
plumb the depth
|plumb the river
|plumb the harbor
|plumb the channel
|plumb the waters
Mga kasingkahulugan
sound (Standard nautical verb for measuring depth.)
|
gauge (More general measuring; not specifically by line.)
Mga kasalungat
guess (Estimate without measuring.)
Mga tema
nature
|travel
|nautical
Depinisyon
To measure how deep water is.
To measure the depth of water, traditionally by lowering a weighted line until it reaches the bottom.
PANGNGALAN
C1
TECHNICAL
5
függőón
C1
Padron ng paggamit:
a plumb
He dropped a plumb from the beam to mark a straight line on the floor.
Függőónt eresztett le a gerendáról, hogy egyenes vonalat jelöljön ki a padlón.
A plumb is useful when you need a truly vertical reference.
A függőón hasznos, amikor pontosan függőleges irányt kell kijelölni.
Kahulugan
a weight on a string
Mga kolokasyon
hang a plumb
|use a plumb
|a heavy plumb
|a brass plumb
Mga kasingkahulugan
plumb bob (More common name for the weight itself.)
Mga kasalungat
level (A different tool/idea (horizontal), not an opposite object.)
Mga tema
tools
|construction
Depinisyon
A tool weight used to check what is straight up and down.
A weight, usually metal, hung from a string and used to show a true vertical line.
C1
LITERARY
6
Padron ng paggamit:
plumb [adverbial/preposition phrase]
The nail went plumb through the board.
A szög egyenesen átment a deszkán.
The café sits plumb in the center of the square.
A kávézó pont a tér közepén van.
The stone dropped plumb to the bottom.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
The shop is plumb in the middle of town.
Az üzlet pont a város közepén van.
Kahulugan
directly; exactly in a place
Mga kolokasyon
plumb in the middle
|plumb under
|plumb between
|plumb center
Mga kasingkahulugan
right (Very common; can also mean correct.)
|
directly (More neutral and explicit.)
|
straight (Often suggests an unbroken line or path.)
Mga kasalungat
indirectly (Not in a direct line or position.)
|
off-center (Not exactly in the middle or target position.)
Mga tema
daily_life
|space_location
Depinisyon
Exactly or directly (in a position).
Directly or exactly; in the precise position or direction mentioned.
C1
INFORMAL
7
Padron ng paggamit:
plumb + [adjective]
By the end of the hike, I was plumb exhausted.
A túra végére teljesen kimerültem.
He was plumb certain he’d locked the door.
Teljesen biztos volt benne, hogy bezárta az ajtót.
That explanation is plumb wrong.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
This use is regional/dialectal; in standard international English, completely or totally is more common.
Kahulugan
completely; entirely (regional)
Mga kolokasyon
plumb exhausted
|plumb tired
|plumb crazy
|plumb wrong
|plumb sure
Mga kasingkahulugan
completely (Neutral and widely used.)
|
totally (Common in speech; can sound emphatic.)
|
utterly (Often stronger and more formal.)
Mga kasalungat
partly (Only to some extent.)
|
somewhat (To a moderate degree.)
Mga tema
daily_life
|emotions
Depinisyon
Completely (used to make an adjective stronger).
Completely or entirely, used as an intensifier (often in informal or regional speech).
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
plumb
IPA
GB/plˈʌm/
US/plˈʌm/
Mga pantig at diin
plumb (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (plumb)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
- Base: plumb
Noun
- Base: plumb
- Plural: plumbs
Verb
- Base: plumb
- 3rd Person Singular: plumbs
- Present Participle: plumbing
- Past: plumbed
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
plumbs
noun
plumbing
verb
plumbed
verb
Core family
plumber
noun A2
Advanced or less common
unplumbed
adjective
Mga ekspresyon
out of plumb
1/ˈaʊt əv plˈʌm/
fixed phrase
technical
not vertical or straight
Not straight up and down.
Mga Halimbawa
- The door frame is out of plumb, so the door keeps rubbing.
- If the posts are out of plumb, the whole fence will look crooked.
- The installer fixed the cabinet after noticing it was out of plumb.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- The wall is out of plumb.
plumb in
1/plˈʌm ˈɪn/
phrasal verb
connect to water or drains
To connect something to the water pipes.
Mga Halimbawa
- We had the dishwasher plumbed in under the counter.
- The contractor will plumb in the new sink tomorrow.
- Is the fridge plumbed in for the ice maker?
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- They plumbed in the washing machine.
plumb line
1/plˈʌm lˈaɪn/
fixed phrase
technical
string used to check vertical
A string and weight used to check if something is vertical.
Mga Halimbawa
- He used a plumb line to align the corner posts.
- A plumb line is a simple way to find true vertical.
- Drop a plumb line from the ceiling and mark where it lands.
plumb the depths (of something)
1/plˈʌm ðə dˈɛpθs əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
idiom
literary
explore the deepest parts
To try to understand something in the deepest way.
Mga Halimbawa
- Her memoir plumbs the depths of grief after a loss.
- The documentary plumbs the depths of political corruption.
- Few novels plumb the depths of loneliness like this one.