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词组 plumb the depths (of)
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idiomplumb the depths (of)1 to do something bad in the worst or most extreme way possible:Friday television continues to plumb the depths of extremely bad taste.I was rather hoping to plumb the depths of depravity, now that I'm living in the big city, but life remains normal and boring.2 to find out things about a person, society, or subject that are secret or not known:Shusaku Endo has plumbed the depths of the Japanese heart in his study of society and religion.The auditors were instructed to plumb the depths of the bank fraud.3 to feel an unpleasant emotion, such as shame or sadness, in the strongest possible way:I sat with tears on my cheeks, plumbing the depths of humiliation.He had made her unhappy, but after he left her she plumbed the depths.
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