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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

深 [shēn]
  1. 1. adjective [指深度] deep
    深水
    deep water
  2. 2. adjective [指距离] remote
    深山
    remote mountain
  3. 3. adjective [深奥] difficult
    这本书对孩子来说太深了。
    This book is too difficult for children.
  4. 4. adjective [深刻] deep
    我对老经理的印象特别深。
    My old boss left a deep impression on me.
  5. 5. adjective [密切] close
    我和父母的感情都很深。
    I am very close to my parents.
  6. 6. adjective [浓重] dark
    深蓝
    dark blue
  7. 7. adjective [指时间久] late
    深夜
    late at night
  8. 8. noun [指时间久] depth
    这口井有10米深。
    This well is 10 metres (英) {或} meters (美) deep.
  9. 9. adverb [指时间久] very
    深信不疑
    firmly believe

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

深 [shēn]
  1. 1. adjective deep; great; rich; low
    他们向树林的深处走去。
    河中心水很深。
    他们那里干旱少雨水位很深。
    林深苔滑。
    The forest is thick and the moss is slippery.
    雪深过膝
    knee-deep snow
    一口深井
    a deep well
  2. 2. adjective hard to understand; difficult; abstruse; profound
    老师的讲解深入浅出。
    这本书给孩子们看太深了。
    The book is too difficult for children.
  3. 3. adjective thoroughgoing; penetrating; profound
    他毛笔字的功夫很深。
    在考虑问题时，老年人一般比年轻人要想得深、想得透。
    功夫深
    have put in a great deal of effort
    问题想得很深
    think deeply about a question
  4. 4. adjective (of relations or feelings) close; intimate
    他和爷爷奶奶感情最深。
    他们两人结下了很深的交情。
    他们之间的感情已经很深了。
    They are already deeply in love with each other.
    交情深
    be very close; be on intimate terms
  5. 5. adjective (of colour) dark; deep; rich
    这张照片的取景不错，就是颜色深了点。
    她打算明天穿那件深红色的毛衣。
    这支笔的颜色是深蓝色的。
    颜色太深。
    The colour is too dark (or deep).
    深红
    deep red; crimson
    深蓝
    dark blue
  6. 6. adjective far on in the day, night, season, etc.; late
    夜已经很深了，教室的灯光还亮着。
    夜深了。
    It was in the dead of night (or late at night).
  7. 7. noun depth
    这个山洞深不见底。
    这口井深15米。
    这台超声波水深测量仪可用于测量浅海、河流、湖泊的水深。
    这山洞有多深?
    What is the depth of the cave?
    这间大厅有三米宽、五米深。
    This hall is 3 m. wide and 5 m. deep (or 3 m. in width and 5 m. in depth).
    测量水深
    sound (or plumb) the depth of the water
  8. 8. adverb very; greatly; deeply
    她深恐电脑再感染上病毒，便将所有的文件都复制了一份。
    他是一位深得人心的好领导。
    我对他的不幸遭遇深表同情。
    恐怖分子的频繁活动令许多国家的人们深感不安。
    他的事迹让我们深受感动。
    我是近视眼,深知戴眼镜的苦恼。
    深恐出事
    be terribly afraid that something may go wrong
    深得人心
    enjoy immense popular support
    深感不安
    be greatly disturbed; be very much worried
    深受感动
    be deeply moved; be greatly touched
    深知
    know very well; be fully (or keenly) aware

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

深 [shēn]
  1. 1. 形 从水面到水底的距离大;泛指从地面往下或从外到里的距离大
    河水很深
    深耕细作
    深山老林。
  2. 2. 名 从上到下或从外到里的距离；深度
    井水有一丈多深
    纵深
    进深。
  3. 3. 形 (道理、含义等)高深奥妙,不易理解
    这篇文章很深
    深入浅出。
  4. 4. 形 深入;深刻
    想得很深
    深思熟虑
    发人深省。
  5. 5. 形 (感情)深厚;(关系)密切
    爱得这么深
    深情
    深交。
  6. 6. 形 (颜色)浓
    深蓝
    穿深色衣服。
  7. 7. 形 开始以来经历的时间久
    夜深了
    年深日久
    深秋。
  8. 8. 副 表示在程度上超过一般,相当于"很""十分"
    深知
    深怕
    深有同感。
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Examples

你手上的伤口比较深，最好揞上一点儿消炎粉。
The cut in your hand is rather deep. You'd better apply some powder to it. → 揞
言语不多道理深。
The words were few, but they contained profound truth. → 道理
挖一锹深
dig a spade's depth; dig a spit deep → 锹
天黑得伸手不见五指，我深一脚浅一脚，摸索着往前走。
It was pitch-dark. I stumbled along, groping my way. → 伸手不见五指
功夫深
have put in a great deal of effort → 深
这间大厅有三米宽、五米深。
This hall is 3 m. wide and 5 m. deep (or 3 m. in width and 5 m. in depth). → 深
她深不可测地微微一笑。
She gave an enigmatic smile. → 深不可测
山洞又黑又深，进去可真吓人。
It was really frightening to get into that deep and pitch dark cave. → 吓人
这颜色些微深了一点。
The colour is a trifle too dark. → 些微
水有三米多深。
The water is more than 3 metres deep. → 有
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