8difficult to understand 难以理解的 important but complicated or difficult to understand 深奥的,难懂的
These problems are too deep for me.
这些问题对我来说太深奥了。
There is a deep issue of principle involved.
这里涉及深刻的原则问题。
9sleep 睡眠SLEEP if someone is in a deep sleep, it is difficult to wake them 酣睡的
He lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
他躺下便酣然入睡。
10.deep in thought/conversation etcNOTICE#thinking so hard or paying attention to something so much that you do not notice anything else that is happening around you 陷入沉思的/专注于谈话的等
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deep in thought/conversation etc• Clarence and the mayor were still deep in conversation.• The boy-him, he had to remind himself-looked deep in thought.• Anthea and the professor had been deep in conversation with an eager group of ladies from Leicester, leaving Meryl momentarily alone.• He was deep in conversation with the daughter of the house, a little girl of about twelve.• The Count was deep in conversation with the mayor, who was staring down at his feet.
11.deep in debtOWEowing a lot of money 负债累累的,债台高筑的
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deep in debt• Her husbandPeter is dying of cancer and the couple are deep in debt.• Ron and Melanie found themselves out of work and deep in debt.• The firms involved have ended up bankrupt or deep in debt, healthy companies turned into cripples.• Besides, Tam was deep in debt to Richie again, and couldn't really afford to go anywhere.• The Charterhouse, also deep in debt, was passed over in silence.• After my surgery, we were deep in debt with doctorbills.
12a deep impressiona strong effect or influence that remains for a long time 深刻的印象
What he said made a deep impression on me.
他的话给我留下了深刻的印象。
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a deep impression• His energy, his sense of humour and his melodiousvoice made a deep impression.• This gives an opportunity for your message to gain more attention from the reader and perhaps to make a deeper impression.• The article made a deep impression on me and I thought what a wonderfulcoastline it would be to explore.• And then he added something which made a deep impression on me.• There is, too, a sense of timelessness, stillness and silence which leaves a deep impression on visitors.• The great toe often left a deep impressionsimilar to the final toeing-off by humans before swinging their foot.• It made such a deep impression upon Katch that seventy years later, she could still recitepassages from it.
13person 人 a deep person is serious and intelligent, but is hard to know well 深邃的;摸不透的
Henry has always been a deep one. He keeps his views to himself.
亨利总是深藏不露,不会说出自己的观点。
14.be in deep shitspoken not politePROBLEM to be in a badsituation because of something you have done 糟了;有大麻烦了
15be in deep waterSERIOUS SITUATIONto be in trouble or in a difficult or serious situation 在困境中,在危难中
The company is in deep water over their refusal to reduce prices.
这家公司因不肯降价而陷入困境。
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be in deep water• And if they look into you - you could be in deep water.• Some of the discoverieswere in deep water.
16.ball games 球类运动 a deep ball is hit, thrown, or kicked to a far part of the sports field 靠近对方底线的;深入对方后场的
17jump/be thrown in at the deep endPREPARE#to choose to do or be made to do a very difficult job without having prepared for it 〔在没有准备的情况下〕(使)做困难的事
She decided to jump in at the deep end, buy a farm, and teach herself.
她决定冒险买个农场,自己摸索着干。
18.go off at the deep endinformalANGRY to become angry suddenly and violently, usually when there is not a good reason 〔一般指莫名其妙地〕勃然大怒
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deep• a shelf 3 feet long and 8 inchesdeep• Only shallow people care about appearances, so if I look like this, I must be deep.• I have always had a deepaffection for your family.• She looked into his eyes. They were deepblue.• The young woman stands after she says this and makes a deepbow.• It's okay, just relax, take a deep breath.• a deepconversation about religion• George got a deep cut on his arm in the accident.• Larry had a deep cut on his left leg.• The news came as a deepdisappointment to us all.• I grew up with this deephatred for authority figures.• Be careful. The water's quite deep here.• I can't help feeling you regard them as something awfully deep, like sort of magicalformulae.• He has a deep, reassuring voice, • In the loungehung long curtains of luxuriousdeep red velvet.• Hal seems to be a very deep, sensitive type of person.• I'm looking for a deepershade of purple to paint the bedroom.• Snowboarders like deepsnow.• From Titron had come the first man who could withstandradiation, be it from a bomb, or in deep space.• Pleaseaccept our deepestsympathies.• The hole was deeper than they thought.• David's familiardeep voice called out to her as she walked past.• Jones has a strong deep voice.• In February the following year he wrote: I am now in very deep waters.• I tried to make my voice sound deeper when I answered the phone.
deep water• But over 70 percent of the impacts on Earthoccur in deep water.• She used the oars to pull out into the deep waterbeyond the dock.• Iden stretch for small fish on pole and maggot in the deeper water by lock.• In deep water For three years I've been wary of deep water.• If this impact had occurred in deep water its traces on the ocean floor might be extremely hard to recognize.• Orford and Aldeburgh deep water marks best.• These plants should be collected from the deepest water possible or form a shaded area such as under a bridge or pier.
be in deep trouble• Everyone agrees this city is in deep financial trouble.• At home, Felipe Gonzalez's Socialists are in deep trouble.• By the time I was involved the business had chalked up losses for many years and was in deep trouble.• If everyone except Fifi and Manuel shows up at the compound, the lovers will be in deep trouble.• If he was caught, Ewan would be in deep trouble.• It was perfectly obvious from the accounts that the company was in deep trouble.• He warnedmanagement during training camp that the team would be in deep trouble if either he or Johnson suffered injuries.• Planning permission for a big housing development has been refused, and the group is in deep trouble over it.• Our governments are in deep trouble today.
deep breath• She felt a bubble of hysteria rising in her throat and took a deep breath.• The Advocate took a deep breath.• I took a deep breath and ran my hands along my body.• Take a deep breath and relax.• Taking a deep breath, Eline crossed the road and walked the short distance to Joe's house.• He stirred and took a deep breath in his sleep.• She took a deep breath, then walked reluctantly to the massive door and rang the bell.
fell into ... deep sleep• The princessfell into a deep sleep after eating the poisonedapple.
deep one• John's smilehid a deeper one.• You get a big deep one and hold it in and like fall asleep.• There were two bulletwounds, one on the shoulder and a deeper one behind the head.• Every chance ya got ta breathe, ya take a deep one fer Mr Barraza.
deep2 ●●●W3adverbadv
1[always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]DEEP a long way into or below the surface of something 在深处,深深地
Some bones were hidden deep beneath the ground.
一些尸骨深埋在地下。
The tunnel led deep under the mountains.
这条隧道在山底深处穿过。
We were deep in a tropical rainforest (=far from the edge of the forest).
我们在热带雨林深处。
Tom stared deep into her eyes.
汤姆深深凝视着她的眼睛。
They talked deep into the night (=very late).
他们一直谈到深夜。
2deep down
a)CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYif you know or feel something deep down, you secretly know or feel it even though you do not admit it 心底,内心
He knew, deep down, that he would have to apologise.
他心里知道得去道个歉。
b)TRUEif someone is good, evil etc deep down, that is what they are really like even though they usually hide it 本质上,实际上
Deep down, she is a caring person.
她本质上是个宅心仁厚的人。
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deep down• Yeah, sometimes he can be really nice and polite but, I tell you, deep down he's an animal!• He pretends he doesn't care, but deep down I know he's very upset.• I regret my divorce, because deep down I'm a very old-fashioned woman.• I kept pushing the team, but deep down I think I knew we wouldn't win.• Deep down, I think she's really very ambitious.• I always believed deep down that things would get better.
3two/three etc deepLINEif things or people are two deep, three deep etc, there are two, three etc rows or layers of things or people 二排/三排等;二层/三层等
People were standing four deep at the bar.
吧台前站了四排人。
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two/three etc deep• As it was, I had to stand around a barpacked two and three deep.• I loved the first hour after the opening bell, when customersgatheredthree deep and the money poured in.• Alison Edwards sufferedthree deep cuts in her face when she accidentally fell through a shopwindow.• This had two deepleatherarmchairs, a big desk with a telephone on it, and books.• Two bulgingboxes were stackedtwo deep on the right and left of the stage.• Best show ever-me light as a feather and them standing two deep on two levels!• A huge goat-hair sack would then be thrown over the saddle, forming two deeppockets either side.
4run/go deepif a feeling such as hatred or anger runs deep in someone, they feel it very strongly, especially because of something that has happened in the past 〔仇恨、愤怒等情绪〕强烈,深切
The prejudice runs deep and we need to understand the fears behind it.
偏见很深,我们要理解其背后的恐惧心理。
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run/go deep• They can play at being still waters that run deep.• The play goes deep and inspires all sorts of questions.• But the main problem goes deeper and will take longer to solve.• The tradition of dressing up a corporateimage in printruns deep at InvestorInsight and its affiliates.• Maude, on the other hand, had gone deep into the pluperfect, eleven generations of it.• The debtgoes deeper than money.• So did it go deeper than that?
5.be in (too) deepinformalSERIOUS SITUATION to be very involved in a situation, especially so that it causes you problems 陷得很深,难以自拔