| 单词 | depth |
| 释义 | depth n 1 [C, U] (a) distance from the top down 深, 深度（从上至下的距离） the depth of the well, mine, box, trunk 井、 矿井、 盒、 行李箱的深度 Water was found at a depth of 30 ft. 在30英尺深处找到了水. At what depth does the wreck lie? 沉船位置的深度是多少? =>illus at dimension 见dimension之插图. (b) distance from the front to the back 宽, 宽度（从前至後的距离） shelves with a depth of 8 ins 8英寸宽的搁板. (c) distance from the surface inwards 深, 深度（从表面向内部的距离） the depth of a wound, crack, etc 伤口、 裂缝等的深度. 2 [C, U] (a) (of colours, darkness, etc) intensity （指颜色、 黑暗等）浓度, 强度. (b) (of sounds) lowness in pitch （指声音）低沉. 3 [U] (a) (of feelings, etc) sincerity; intensity （指感情等）诚挚, 真诚, 强烈 the depth of her love 她爱情的真挚. (b) ability to understand or explain difficult ideas 领悟或解释深奥意念的能力 a writer of great depth and wisdom 极具领悟力和智慧的作家. (c) having or showing this ability 上述能力的体现 a novel that lacks depth 缺乏深度的小说. 4 (idm 习语) ,in `depth thoroughly 完全地; 彻底地; 深入地 to study a subject in depth 深入研究一科目 [attrib 作定语] an ,in-depth `study 深入的研究. in the ~(s) of sth when or where sth is deepest, most severe, etc 在最深处; 在最严峻的时刻 in the depth of winter 在隆冬 in the depths of despair 在绝望的深渊 in the depth of the country, ie a long way from a town 在偏远的乡村. (be/get) out of one´s depth (a) (be/go) in water too deep to stand in 在深得不能站立的水中 If you can´t swim, don´t get out of your depth. 不会游泳就不要到水深没顶的地方去. (b) (be/become) unable to understand a subject or topic 不能理解 When they start talking about economics, I´m out of my depth. 他们一谈起经济学, 我就一窍不通了. plumb the depths of sth => plumb. |
| 随便看 |
英汉双解词典包含38652条英汉词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。