深[shēn]

形

1. deep

♦ 一口~井 a deep well

♦ 雪~过膝 knee-deep snow

♦ 林~苔滑。 The forest is thick and the moss is slippery.

2. hard to understand; difficult; abstruse; profound

♦ 这本书给孩子们看太~了。 The book is too difficult for children.

3. thoroughgoing; penetrating; profound

♦ 问题想得很~ think deeply about a question

♦ 功夫~ have put in a great deal of effort

4. (of relations or feelings) close; intimate

♦ 交情~ be very close; be on intimate terms

♦ 他们之间的感情已经很~了。 They are already deeply in love with each other.

5. (of colour) dark; deep; rich

♦ ~蓝 dark blue

♦ ~红 deep red; crimson

♦ 颜色太~。 The colour is too dark (or deep).

6. far on in the day, night, season, etc.; late

♦ 夜~了。 It was in the dead of night (or late at night).

名depth

♦ 测量水~ sound (or plumb) the depth of the water

♦ 这间大厅有三米宽、五米~。 This hall is 3 m. wide and 5 m. deep (or 3 m. in width and 5 m. in depth).

♦ 这山洞有多~？ What is the depth of the cave?

副very; greatly; deeply

♦ ~知 know very well; be fully (or keenly) aware

♦ ~受感动 be deeply moved; be greatly touched

♦ ~感不安 be greatly disturbed; be very much worried

♦ ~表同情 show deep (or profound) sympathy

♦ ~得人心 enjoy immense popular support

♦ ~恐出事 be terribly afraid that something may go wrong