depth

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  • n.深度;深(度);宽(度);纵深;浓度;强烈;深厚;最深处;立体感;渊博;诚挚;向里的距离;向下的距离

复数: depths

de(e)p 深的 + -th 名词后缀

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depthdepth

noun

量度 measurement

1

向下的距离;深(度);纵深
the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of sth

What's the depth of the water here?

这儿的水有多深?

Water was found at a depth of 30 metres.

在30米深处找到了水。

They dug down to a depth of two metres.

他们挖到两米深。

Many dolphins can dive to depths of 200 metres.

许多海豚可潜到200米深。

The oil well extended several hundreds of feet in depth .

油井向下延伸了数百英尺。

the depth of a cut/wound/crack

刀口 / 伤口 / 裂口深度

2

向里的距离;深(度);宽(度)
the distance from the front to the back of sth

The depth of the shelves is 30 centimetres.

书架的深度为30厘米。

感觉 of feelings

3

深厚;诚挚;强烈
the strength and power of feelings

the depth of her love

她那爱之深

知识 of knowledge

4

渊博;深刻;洞察力
the quality of knowing or understanding a lot of details about sth; the ability to provide and explain these details

a writer of great wisdom and depth

有卓越智慧和洞察力的作家

a job that doesn't require any great depth of knowledge

不需要多么高深知识的工作

His ideas lack depth.

他的想法缺乏深度。

最深处 deepest part

5

最深处;深渊;极限
the deepest, most extreme or serious part of sth

the depths of the ocean

海洋深处

to live in the depths of the country (= a long way from a town)

住在偏远地区

in the depths of winter (= when it is coldest)

在隆冬季节

She was in the depths of despair

她处于绝望的深渊。

He gazed into the depths of her eyes.

他深深凝视着她的眼睛。

Her paintings reveal hidden depths (= unknown and interesting things about her character) .

她的画揭示出她隐藏的性格特征。

颜色 of colour

6

浓度;强度
the strength of a colour

Strong light will affect the depth of colour of your carpets and curtains.

强烈的阳光会使地毯和窗帘退色。

画;照片 picture/photograph

7

立体感
the quality in a work of art or a photograph which makes it appear not to be flat

习语

in a detailed and thorough way

我还没有细看这份报告。
I haven't looked at the report in depth yet.

an in-depth study

深入研究

depth

频次

  • 1
    N-VAR (从上到下的)深(度)
    The depth of something such as a river or hole is the distance downwards from its top surface, or between its upper and lower surfaces.

    The smaller lake ranges from five to fourteen feet in depth...

    小一些的湖深度从 5 英尺到 14 英尺不等。

  • 2
    N-VAR (从前到后的)深(度);纵深
    The depth of something such as a cupboard or drawer is the distance between its front surface and its back.

  • 3
    N-VAR (感情的)深厚,深切
    If an emotion is very strongly or intensely felt, you can talk about its depth .

    I am well aware of the depth of feeling that exists in Londonderry...

    我很清楚存在于伦敦德里市的那种强烈情绪。

  • 4
    N-UNCOUNT 严重性;严峻性
    The depth of a situation is its extent and seriousness.

    The country's leadership had underestimated the depth of the crisis.

    该国领导人低估了这场危机的严重性。

  • 5
    N-UNCOUNT (知识等的)渊博
    The depth of someone's knowledge is the great amount that they know.

    We felt at home with her and were impressed with the depth of her knowledge...

    我们与她在一起很自在,而她渊博的知识令我们叹服。

  • 6
    N-UNCOUNT (颜色的)浓度
    The depth of a colour is its intensity and strength.

    White wines tend to gain depth of colour with age...

    白葡萄酒年头愈久,颜色愈深。

  • 7
    N-UNCOUNT (照片、画作等的)景深
    In photography and art, you say that a picture has depth or depth of field when you mean that it appears three-dimensional rather than flat.

    All the paintings are startlingly dramatic as a result of their depth of field and colour.

    景深和色彩的运用令所有的画作都展现出令人惊叹的戏剧性效果。

  • 8
    N-UNCOUNT 深刻;深奥
    If you say that someone or something has depth, you mean that they have serious and interesting qualities which are not immediately obvious and which you have to think about carefully before you can fully understand them.

    His music lacks depth...

    他的音乐缺乏深度。

  • 9
    N-PLURAL (海洋或陆地的)深处,深渊
    The depths are places that are a long way below the surface of the sea or earth.

    The ship vanished into the depths.

    船消失在了大海深处。

  • 10
    N-PLURAL (某一区域的)深处,腹地
    If you talk about the depths of an area, you mean the parts of it which are very far from the edge.

    ...the depths of the countryside...

    乡村腹地

  • 11
    N-PLURAL (某一不快感情的)极限
    If you are in the depths of an unpleasant emotion, you feel that emotion very strongly.

    I was in the depths of despair when the baby was sick.

    孩子生病时我陷入了绝望的深渊之中。

  • 12
    N-PLURAL …的中间部分;…最严重的时候;…最强烈的时候
    If something happens in the depths of a difficult or unpleasant period of time, it happens in the middle and most severe or intense part of it.

    The country is in the depths of a recession.

    该国正遭遇最严重的经济衰退。

  • 13
    PHRASE 深入地;彻底地;全面地
    If you deal with a subject in depth, you deal with it very thoroughly and consider all the aspects of it.

    We will discuss these three areas in depth...

    我们将深入探讨这3个领域。

  • 14
    PHRASE 应付不了;力所不及
    If you say that someone is out of their depth, you mean that they are in a situation that is much too difficult for them to be able to cope with it.

    Mr Gibson is clearly intellectually out of his depth...

    吉布森先生显然才智不逮。

  • 15
    PHRASE 在水深没顶的地方
    If you are out of your depth, you are in water that is deeper than you are tall, with the result that you cannot stand up with your head above water.

  • 16
    to plumb new depths→ see:plumb

noun

1
degree of psychological or intellectual profundity
2
the attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense
the depth of his breathing
the depth of his sighs," "the depth of his emotion
3
the extent downward or backward or inward
the depth of the water
depth of a shelf
depth of a closet
Synonym: deepness
4
the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
Synonym: astuteness profundity profoundness deepness
5
(usually plural) the deepest and most remote part
from the depths of darkest Africa
signals received from the depths of space
6
(usually plural) a low moral state
he had sunk to the depths of addiction

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  1. His ideas lack depth .

    他的想法缺乏深度。

  2. The depth of the shelves is 30 centimetres .

    书架的深度为30厘米。

  3. What 's the depth of the water here ?

    这儿的水有多深?

  4. The oil well extended several hundreds of feet in depth .

    油井向下延伸了数百英尺。

  5. The conference stimulated him to study the subject in more depth .

    这次会议促使他更深入地研究那个课题。

  6. Water was found at a depth of 30 metres .

    在30米深处找到了水。

  7. One harsh word would send her into the depths of despair .

    一句严厉的话就会使她陷入极度的绝望之中。

  8. I can 't believe that anyone would sink to such depths .

    我无法相信竟然有人能堕落到这种程度。

  9. They dug down to a depth of two metres .

    他们挖到两米深。

  10. The team 's poor performances plumbed new depths last night when they lost 10-2 .

    昨晚这个队的糟糕表现达到了新低纪录,以2:10输掉了。

  11. Marine life was discovered at depths previously thought to be azoic .

    在先前被认为没有任何生命迹象的海洋深处发现了海洋生物。

  12. Strong light will affect the depth of colour of your carpets and curtains .

    强烈的阳光会使地毯和窗帘退色。

  13. He gazed into the depths of her eyes .

    他深深凝视着她的眼睛。

  14. His latest novel plumbs the depths of horror and violence .

    他的最新小说充斥着极端的恐怖和暴力。

  15. Her writings have extraordinary depth and solidity .

    她写的东西立意极深,内容特别充实。

  16. We will discuss these three areas in depth

    我们将深入探讨这3个领域。

  17. Together these factors determine the depth of focus

    这些因素综合起来决定了景深。

  18. The blue base gives the red paint more depth .

    蓝色底色将红色涂料衬托得愈加浓重。

  19. The country 's leadership had underestimated the depth of the crisis .

    该国领导人低估了这场危机的严重性。

  20. Relations between the two countries have plumbed new depths

    两国关系已降到了最低谷。

  21. White wines tend to gain depth of colour with age

    白葡萄酒年头愈久,颜色愈深。

  22. Their achievements have already been analysed in depth and do not require further discussion .

    他们的成就已经全面分析过了,无需再议。

  23. The smaller lake ranges from five to fourteen feet in depth

    小一些的湖深度从5英尺到14英尺不等。

  24. These new statistics confirm our worst fears about the depth of the recession

    这些新的统计数据证实经济衰退已经严重到我们最为担忧的境地。

  25. We felt at home with her and were impressed with the depth of her knowledge

    我们与她在一起很自在,而她渊博的知识令我们叹服。

  26. The country is in the depths of a recession .

    该国正遭遇最严重的经济衰退。

  27. There are hidden depths in all of us .

    我们所有人都有值得认识的深藏部分。

  28. By drilling , geologists can take measurements at various depths

    通过钻探,地质学家可以在不同深度测量。

  29. The fat , broad tyres had a good depth of tread .

    这种宽大的轮胎有很深的胎面花纹。

  30. She never really appreciated the depth and bitterness of the Irish conflict

    她从来没有真正认识到爱尔兰矛盾的深刻和激烈。

后缀
e-名词后缀

health n. 健康

heal 痊愈 + -th 名词后缀

length n.

leng 长 + -th 名词后缀

truth n. 真相

tru(e) 真实的 + -th 名词后缀

growth n. 发育,成长,生长

grow v.生长 + -th 名词后缀

warmth n. 温暖

warm adj.温暖的 + -th 名词后缀

breadth n. 宽度

bread n.面包 + -th 名词后缀

strength n. 力量

strong 强壮的 + -th 名词后缀

width n. 宽度

wid(e) 宽的 + -th 名词后缀

  • 习语

n.

in depth

全面;深入;详细
in a detailed and thorough way

I haven't looked at the report in depth yet.

我还没有细看这份报告。

an in-depth study

深入研究

be out of your depth

1

在水深没顶(或够不着底)的地方
to be in water that is too deep to stand in with your head above water

2

非某人所能理解;为某人力所不及
to be unable to understand sth because it is too difficult; to be in a situation that you cannot control

He felt totally out of his depth in his new job.

他感到根本不能胜任这新工作。

plumb the depths of sth

陷入(痛苦等的)深渊;深入…深处
to be or to experience an extreme example of sth unpleasant

His latest novel plumbs the depths of horror and violence.

他的最新小说充斥着极端的恐怖和暴力。

The team's poor performances plumbed new depths last night when they lost 10-2.

昨晚这个队的糟糕表现达到了新低纪录,以2:10输掉了。