词组 | plumb new depths |
释义 | Idiom plumb new depths to become even worse than before.Man's inhumanity to man has plumbed new depths in this conflict.Industrial relations had plumbed new depths, even for Hackney, with a series of disputes and strikes. plumb new depths (of something)To experience, understand, explore, or exhibit something in explicit detail or to an extreme degree. This new study aims to plumb new depths of the relationship between one's mood and one's appetite. I plumbed new depths of grief and despair after the death of my son. These valiant officers plumb new depths of heroism every day that they step foot on our streets. plumb new depthsIf someone or something plumbs new depths, they behave even worse or are even worse than before. Critics and the public both expected him to plumb new depths of tastelessness. She will be remembered for having plumbed new depths in local government corruption. |
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