柯林斯詞典plumb line (plumb lines) 1. N-COUNT A plumb line is a piece of string with a weight attached to the end that is used to check that something such as a wall is vertical or that it slopes at the correct angle. 鉛垂線 返回 plumb line劍橋詞典a piece of string with a weight attached to one end, used either to test if something vertical , such as a wall , is exactly straight , or to find the depth of water (測垂直面或水深的)鉛垂線,重錘線 返回 plumb line