| 词汇 | knee-deep |
| 释义 | knee-deep adjective uk /ˌniːˈdiːp/ us /ˌniːˈdiːp/ If you are knee-deep in a substance, it reaches up to your knees: 齐膝深的 We walked through the field, knee-deep in mud.我们趟着没膝的泥水走过田野。 informal very involved in a difficult situation or large task: 深陷其中的;忙着的 I'm knee-deep in paperwork.我忙于应付文书工作。 Measurements in general altitude bathymetric bathymetrically bathymetry be running at somethingidiom calibrate cubic drop elevation factor knee-length metric micro non-measurable pico- scale setting stopping distance tera- uncalibrated You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Busy and active knee-deep | American Dictionaryknee-deep adjective[ not gradable ] us/ˈniˈdip/ reaching from the ground up to your knees: The snow was knee-deep. fig. I’m knee-deep in work (= have a lot of work). Examples of knee-deepknee-deep They were sitting knee-deep in water, in the dark, for nearly three days before they were dug out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But in the last few years we have been knee-deep in leisure centres, and the rate of juvenile crime has been higher than ever. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the number of broiler chickens bred in this country in inhumane conditions—in windowless sheds, knee-deep in droppings—whose limbs never reach maturity because of their accelerated growth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She would find herself in an antediluvian carriage, knee-deep in filth, and would probably conclude that the journey would be quicker on the back of a lame tortoise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Photographs taken shortly after evacuation show that the plane came to rest in knee-deep water. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The track was close to the beach, and was knee-deep in sand in places. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The geological forces of the desert mean that tourists now walk through houses knee-deep in sand. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is also good for parents of young children because the water doesn't get much deeper than knee-deep along the shore. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Once on land or immobilised in knee-deep water, a cut is made across its top near the blowhole to partially sever its head. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Mudslides and overflowing rivers flooded several towns with knee-deep waters. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They will start on opposite sides of the course, racing through knee-deep water to catch the other tribe. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They would start on opposite sides of the course, racing through knee-deep water to catch the other tribe. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Their legs are covered in a water repelling substance allowing them to run quite fast in knee-deep water. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The ground was swampy, and the trenches quickly became filled knee-deep in water. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They use the knee-deep water as protection from predators. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of knee-deep These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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