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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- depth [dεpθ]
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1.
noun
[c/u]
[of hole, water]
(from top to bottom) 深
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2.
noun
[c/u]
[of cupboard, shelf etc]
(from front to back) 厚度
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3.
noun
[u]
[of emotion, feeling]
深厚
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4.
noun
[u]
[of knowledge]
渊博
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5.
noun
[of understanding etc]
深刻
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6.
noun
[liter]
[of ocean, earth]
the depths 深处
- at/to/from a depth of 3 metres
- 在/到/从3米深处
- 18 metres in depth
- 深18米
- to be/go out of one's depth
- 水深没顶处
- to be/feel out of one's depth
- 力所不及
- to study/analyse sth in depth
- 深入研究/分析某事
- an in-depth investigation/analysis
- 深入的调查/分析
- the depths of the forest/countryside
- 森林深处/乡郊野外
- in the depths of despair/recession/winter
- 深深陷入绝望/衰退中/在隆冬
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1.
noun
[c/u]
[of hole, water]
(from top to bottom) 深
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- depth [dεpθ]
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1.
n
the extent, measurement, or distance downwards, backwards, or inwards
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2.
n
the quality of being deep; deepness
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3.
n
intensity or profundity of emotion or feeling
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4.
n
profundity of moral character; penetration; sagacity; integrity
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5.
n
complexity or abstruseness, as of thought or objects of thought
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6.
n
intensity, as of silence, colour, etc
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7.
n
lowness of pitch
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8.
n
[nautical]
the distance from the top of a ship's keel to the top of a particular deck
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9.
n
[often plural]
a deep, far, inner, or remote part, such as an inaccessible region of a country
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10.
n
[often plural]
the deepest, most intense, or most severe part
- the depths of winter
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11.
n
[usually plural]
a low moral state; demoralization
- how could you sink to such depths?
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12.
n
[often plural]
a vast space or abyss
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13.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from dep
deep +-th 1
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1.
n
the extent, measurement, or distance downwards, backwards, or inwards
Examples
- the depth of winter
- 隆冬，严冬 → depth
- an in-depth study
- 深入的研究 → in-depth
- analysis in depth
- 深入地分析 → analysis
- The depth of this pool is two meters.
- 这个游泳池两米深。 → depth
- The cupboards should be smaller as the available depth isn't great enough.
- 这个地方的可用纵深不够，橱柜应该再小点儿。 → available
- He did not understand why she was always upset because he couldn't fathom the depth of her feelings for him.
- 他没意识到她对自己的深情，所以才不理解她为什么会这样生气。 → depth
- She is very superficial and lacks depth.
- 她为人肤浅，缺乏深度。 → depth
- The depth of his voice is unbelievable.
- 他的声音低沉得令人难以置信。 → depth
- She was wearing blue coat with much depth.
- 她当时穿着深蓝色的外套。 → depth
- at/to/from a depth of 3 metres
- 在/到/从3米深处 → depth
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