depth

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英 [depθ] 美[dɛpθ]

释义

n. [海洋] 深度；深奥

词态变化

复数: depths;

近义词

part midst middle innermost

中文词源

depth 深度

来自deep的名词形式。

英文词源

depth: depth: [14] Depth is not as old as it looks. Similar nouns, such as length and strength, existed in Old English, but depth, like breadth, is a much later creation. In Old English the nouns denoting ‘quality of being deep’ were dīepe and dēopnes ‘deepness’.
=> deep
depth (n.): late 14c., apparently formed in Middle English on model of length, breadth; from Old English deop "deep" (see deep) + -th (2). Replaced older deopnes "deepness." Though the English word is relatively recent, the formation is in Proto-Germanic, *deupitho-, and corresponds to Old Saxon diupitha, Dutch diepte, Old Norse dypð, Gothic diupiþa.

双语例句

1. Mr Gibson is clearly intellectually out of his depth.: 吉布森先生显然才智不逮。

2. White wines tend to gain depth of colour with age.: 白葡萄酒年头愈久，颜色愈深。

3. 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。

4. Both housings are waterproof to a depth of two metres.: 两个机罩的防水深度均为两米。

5. 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。

英英释意

1. extent downward or backward or inward;: "the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet"

2. degree of psychological or intellectual depth

3. (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part;: "from the depths of darkest Africa"; "signals received from the depths of space"

4. (usually plural) a low moral state;: "he had sunk to the depths of addiction"

5. the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas

实用场景例句

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

The depth of the shelves is 30 centimetres.: 书架的深度为30厘米。

the depth of her love: 她那爱之深

...the depths of winter.: 隆冬时节

We will discuss these three areas in depth...: 我们将深入探讨这3个领域。

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。

Mr Gibson is clearly intellectually out of his depth...: 吉布森先生显然才智不逮。

I'd always struggled at school. I hated it and felt out of my depth.: 我上学总是很吃力。我讨厌学习，觉得太难了。

The country is in the depths of a recession.: 该国正遭遇最严重的经济衰退。

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。

Somewhere in the depths of the pine forest an identical sound reverberated.: 从松林深处传来一声回响。

...the depths of the countryside...: 乡村腹地

The ship vanished into the depths.: 船消失在了大海深处。

There are hidden depths in all of us.: 我们所有人都有值得认识的深藏部分。

His music lacks depth...: 他的音乐缺乏深度。

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。

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。

White wines tend to gain depth of colour with age...: 白葡萄酒年头愈久，颜色愈深。

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。

The depth of the shaft is 520 yards...: 立井的深度为520码。

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。

'Tough, isn't it?' was all she said, but Amy felt the depth of her unspoken sympathy.: “很艰难，对不对？”她只说了这一句，但埃米感觉到了她未出口的深切同情。

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。

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。

It makes invaluable reading for anyone who wants to acquire a greater depth of understanding of the subject.: 想要对这个问题有更加深入的了解，读读它会受益匪浅。

考试真题

When submerged, they're also able to emit signals from depths of 20,000 ft.

About 35 percent of the heat taken in by the oceans during the industrial era now resides at a depth of more than 700 meters, the researchers found.

It is profitable to drill to depths more than 1,000 feet for oil and gas extraction, but only recently in California has it become profitable to pump water from this depth.

The team at Stanford investigated the aquifers below this depth, and found that reserves may be triple what was previously thought.

It does not deal with any aspect of city life in depth.

If you come to visit China, you will experience a culture of amazing depth and variety.

In the depths of the French Guianese rainforest, there still remain unusual groups of indigenous people.

These animals typically live between the surface of the ocean and a depth of about 3, 300 feet—as far as most light can reach.

You also need to judge the quality and depth of your motivation.

Yet its report may well set back reform by obscuring the depth and breadth of the challenge that Congress asked it to illuminate.

词组搭配

hidden depths

usually admirable but previously unnoticed qualities of a person

内秀

solo spots reveal hidden depths.
插演（或插播）的独奏（或独唱）小节目往往会显露出不为人知的内秀。

in depth

in great detail; comprehensively and thoroughly

详细地，全面地，深入地。参见 in-depth

research students pursue a specific aspect of a subject in depth.
研究生对课题的某一特定方面进行深入研究。

out of one's depth

in water too deep to stand in

在深水区