plumb
gb/plˈʌm/ us/plˈʌm/
B2
انگریزی
csőrendszert szerel, függőleges, feltár, mélyére hatol, ólommal mélységet mér, függőón, pontosan, egyenesen, teljesen, totál
فعل
B2
1
استعمال کا انداز:
[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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
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.
عام غلطی:
Don’t confuse plumb (install pipes) with plumber (the person who does it).
معنی
install or repair pipes
لفظی تراکیب
plumb a house
|plumb a bathroom
|plumb a kitchen
|plumb a new build
|plumb the basement
|plumb a system
|newly plumbed
|professionally plumbed
ہم معنی الفاظ
pipe (More general; can mean fitting pipes for many purposes.)
|
install (Broader; not specific to pipework.)
متضاد الفاظ
disconnect (Focuses on undoing a connection rather than installing it.)
موضوعات
home
|work
|construction
تعریف
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
استعمال کا انداز:
[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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
Make the pole plumb.
Állítsd a rudat függőlegesre.
The door frame is not plumb.
Az ajtókeret nem függőleges.
عام غلطی:
Plumb means vertical; level means horizontal.
معنی
exactly vertical and straight
لفظی تراکیب
plumb wall
|plumb line
|plumb post
|keep it plumb
|set it plumb
|check if it's plumb
|perfectly plumb
ہم معنی الفاظ
vertical (More common, less trade-specific.)
|
upright (Can also suggest a standing position, not just exact alignment.)
متضاد الفاظ
tilted (Not straight up and down.)
|
slanted (At an angle instead of vertical.)
موضوعات
construction
|tools
تعریف
Perfectly straight up and down.
Exactly vertical; perfectly upright and aligned with gravity.
فعل
C1
LITERARY
3
feltár
C1
استعمال کا انداز:
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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
He tried to plumb the meaning of the poem.
Megpróbálta feltárni a vers jelentését.
عام غلطی:
Often used in more formal or literary writing; in everyday speech people usually say understand or figure out.
معنی
understand or explore deeply
لفظی تراکیب
plumb the mystery
|plumb the meaning
|plumb the reasons
|plumb the mind
|plumb the past
|plumb the truth
|plumb the depths
ہم معنی الفاظ
fathom (Emphasizes understanding; often used with negatives (can’t fathom).)
|
probe (Emphasizes investigation and questioning.)
|
delve (Often used with into; suggests researching or examining details.)
متضاد الفاظ
skim (To look at something only superficially.)
|
overlook (To miss or fail to consider something important.)
موضوعات
learning
|literature
|psychology
تعریف
To try to understand something very deeply.
To explore or understand something thoroughly, especially something complex or hidden.
فعل
C1
TECHNICAL
4
استعمال کا انداز:
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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
They plumbed the water to find its depth.
Ólommal megmérték a víz mélységét.
معنی
measure depth of water
لفظی تراکیب
plumb the depth
|plumb the river
|plumb the harbor
|plumb the channel
|plumb the waters
ہم معنی الفاظ
sound (Standard nautical verb for measuring depth.)
|
gauge (More general measuring; not specifically by line.)
متضاد الفاظ
guess (Estimate without measuring.)
موضوعات
nature
|travel
|nautical
تعریف
To measure how deep water is.
To measure the depth of water, traditionally by lowering a weighted line until it reaches the bottom.
اسم
C1
TECHNICAL
5
függőón
C1
استعمال کا انداز:
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.
معنی
a weight on a string
لفظی تراکیب
hang a plumb
|use a plumb
|a heavy plumb
|a brass plumb
ہم معنی الفاظ
plumb bob (More common name for the weight itself.)
متضاد الفاظ
level (A different tool/idea (horizontal), not an opposite object.)
موضوعات
tools
|construction
تعریف
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
استعمال کا انداز:
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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The shop is plumb in the middle of town.
Az üzlet pont a város közepén van.
معنی
directly; exactly in a place
لفظی تراکیب
plumb in the middle
|plumb under
|plumb between
|plumb center
ہم معنی الفاظ
right (Very common; can also mean correct.)
|
directly (More neutral and explicit.)
|
straight (Often suggests an unbroken line or path.)
متضاد الفاظ
indirectly (Not in a direct line or position.)
|
off-center (Not exactly in the middle or target position.)
موضوعات
daily_life
|space_location
تعریف
Exactly or directly (in a position).
Directly or exactly; in the precise position or direction mentioned.
C1
INFORMAL
7
استعمال کا انداز:
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.
عام غلطی:
This use is regional/dialectal; in standard international English, completely or totally is more common.
معنی
completely; entirely (regional)
لفظی تراکیب
plumb exhausted
|plumb tired
|plumb crazy
|plumb wrong
|plumb sure
ہم معنی الفاظ
completely (Neutral and widely used.)
|
totally (Common in speech; can sound emphatic.)
|
utterly (Often stronger and more formal.)
متضاد الفاظ
partly (Only to some extent.)
|
somewhat (To a moderate degree.)
موضوعات
daily_life
|emotions
تعریف
Completely (used to make an adjective stronger).
Completely or entirely, used as an intensifier (often in informal or regional speech).
گرامر
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plumb
IPA
GB/plˈʌm/
US/plˈʌm/
ہجا بندی اور زور
plumb (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (plumb)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Adjective
- Base: plumb
Noun
- Base: plumb
- Plural: plumbs
Verb
- Base: plumb
- 3rd Person Singular: plumbs
- Present Participle: plumbing
- Past: plumbed
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
plumbs
noun
plumbing
verb
plumbed
verb
Core family
plumber
noun A2
Advanced or less common
unplumbed
adjective
عبارات
out of plumb
1/ˈaʊt əv plˈʌm/
fixed phrase
technical
not vertical or straight
Not straight up and down.
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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?
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.