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词汇 depth
释义 depth
noun
uk /depθ/ us /depθ/

depthnoun (DISTANCE DOWN)


B1[ C or U ]
the distance down either from the top of something to the bottom, or to a distance below the top surface of something: 深度
depth ofthe depth of a lake/pond湖泊/池塘的深度
at a depthThere are very few fish at depths (= distances below the surface) below 3,000 metres.水下3000米处很少有鱼类。
to a depthThe river froze to a depth of over a metre.河面冰层厚度超过1米。
 the depths[ plural ]literary
the lowest part of the sea: 海底;深渊
These researchers were unafraid of exploring the depths.
The depth of the children's pool is only 0.85 meters.
Use a garden fork to loosen the soil to a depth of 12 inches.
Northern elephant seals and Weddell seals can dive to depths of 600-1,250 meters.
The submarine stayed submerged at a depth of over 45 meters.
The seals usually dive to a depth of 400 meters where they feed on fish such as Antarctic cod.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Measurements in general
altitude
bathymetric
bathymetrically
bathymetry
be running at somethingidiom
calibrate
calibre
cubic
drop
elevation
factor
knee-length
micro
non-measurable
pico-
scale
setting
stopping distance
tera-
uncalibrated

depthnoun (SERIOUSNESS)


B2[ C or U ]
the state of having serious qualities or the ability to think seriously about something: (思维的)深度,深刻;洞察力
lack depthTerry lacks depth - he's a very superficial person.特里的思想缺乏深度——他是个很肤浅的人。
Her writing shows astonishing depth.她的作品思想深刻,令人惊讶。
hidden depths Jo has hidden depths (= serious qualities that you do not see immediately).乔是个深藏不露的人。
 in depth
B2
in a serious and detailed way: 深入细致地
These issues are explored in depth in her latest book.
I don't dispute that Lucas' films are entertaining, but they haven't got much depth.
He's entertaining enough but he lacks a little depth.
Her later writing showed more depth.
She may seem fairly frivolous but I suspect she has hidden depths.
Yet his work rarely shows the depth of his father's oeuvre.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Thinking and contemplating
a brown studyidiom
agonize
agonize over/about something
beard-stroking
bethink
grapple
harbour
heart-searching
hit on/upon something
I/we'll (have to) seeidiom
in the cold light of dayidiom
introspect
navel
reckon
revisit
reweigh
rumination
run through someone's mind/headidiom
scratch your headidiom
weigh

depthnoun (DISTANCE FROM FRONT TO BACK)


[ C or U ]
the distance from the front to the back of something: 纵深;厚度;宽度
depth ofMeasure the depth of the cupboard/shelf.量一量橱柜/书架的进深。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Measurements in general
altitude
bathymetric
bathymetrically
bathymetry
be running at somethingidiom
calibrate
calibre
cubic
drop
elevation
factor
knee-length
micro
non-measurable
pico-
scale
setting
stopping distance
tera-
uncalibrated

depthnoun (STRENGTH)


C2[ U ]
the fact of a feeling, state, or characteristic being strong, extreme, or detailed: (情感、状态、特性等的)深度,力度,强度
depth ofHe spoke with great depth of feeling.他饱含深情地发表了讲话。
depth of knowledgeI was amazed at her depth of knowledge.
[ U ]
a strong, pleasant quality in something such as a colour or flavour:
depth of I love the depth of colour in her early paintings.我喜欢她早期油画作品的浓重色彩。
The cheese is mild when eaten young, or can be matured for greater depth of flavour.
She sang the contralto role with a great depth of sound.
Reducing the sauce gives it more depth.
Synonym
richness
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Power and intensity
ascendant
be (as) solid as a rockidiom
brunt
cast iron
clout
grunt
intensity
invincibility
invulnerability
juggernaut
keenness
kick-ass
resilient
richness
ripely
robustness
stridency
vigour
virulence
vividness

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


The qualities of colour
Flavours & tastes
Describing qualities of sound

depthnoun (LOW SOUND)


[ U ]
the quality of having a low sound: (声音)深沉,低沉
The depth of his voice makes him sound older than he is.他嗓音低沉,听起来要比他实际年龄大一些。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Describing qualities of sound
audibly
boomy
chocolatey
chuff
clomp
crackling
ear-splitting
mellifluously
melodically
melodiously
metallically
murmurous
raucous
silvery
staccato
textured
thready
tinnily
tunefully
tunefulness

depthnoun (DARKNESS)


[ U ]
the fact of something, especially a colour, having the quality of being dark and strong: (尤指颜色的)浓重
depth of I love the depth of colour in her early paintings.我喜欢她早期油画作品的浓重色彩。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

The qualities of colour
analogous
brightly
brightness
colourful
colourfully
darkness
fluorescent
harsh
muddy
neutrally
non-complementary
non-fluorescent
non-yellowing
over-bright
psychedelic
vibrancy
vibrantly
violent
vividly
vividness

Grammar



Measurements
We use the nouns length, width, depth and height and the adjectives long, wide, deep and high to talk about area and size: …

Area: length, width, depth and height
We use the nouns length, width, depth and height and the adjectives long, wide, deep and high to talk about area and size: …

Weight and volume
We use the verb weigh to measure weight: …

Frequency, speed, time
We use many different expressions to describe frequency, speed and time. Here are some of them: …

Idioms


the depths of something
the depths of winter
in the depths of somewhere
out of your depth

depth | American Dictionary


depth
noun[ C/U ]
us/depθ/

depthnoun[C/U] (DISTANCE DOWN)


the distance down from the top surface of something to the bottom:
[ C ]They were scuba diving at a depth of 22 meters.
[ U ]The numbers on the left show the depth in inches.

depthnoun[C/U] (DISTANCE BACKWARD)


the distance from the front to the back of something:
[ U ]Bookshelves should be at least nine inches in depth.

depthnoun[C/U] (STRENGTH)


the strength, quality, or degree of being complete:
[ U ]It’s hard to get a handle on the depth of her knowledge.

depthnoun[C/U] (SERIOUSNESS)


the ability to think seriously about something:
[ U ]Don’t look for depth in this show.
 in depth
Something done in depth is done carefully and in great detail:
I interviewed her in depth.
an in-depth report

Idiom


in the depths of something

Examples of depth


depth
Perhaps the most important aspect of this monograph is that its contributions provide compelling evidence for significant explosive subaqueous volcanism even at considerable water depths.
Table 3 displays the same tendency as table 2 : relative clauses predominate at all depths in center-embeddings.
Sediment samples were extracted from each site at depths of 0.1 metre and 1 metre.
However, at each of the four liveweights, the sums of backfat and muscle depths were similar in the two selection lines.
Section 5 is devoted to the derivation of the distribution laws of the weighted depths and distances.
Cages were positioned at various depths and distances from shore, as these factors had been shown to affect parasite recruitment.
All males had nests at depths of 30-60 cm and were in the courtship phase when caught.
The endless depths of the forest traditionally harboured outlaws and other terrors.
Undisturbed core samples were taken at a randomly selected location within each net plot, and at four depths (0, 0.2, 0.4 and 0.6 m).
The equilibrium depths (open symbols) are also shown in figure 19.
As a result, diffusion will be the dominant transport process over some range of depths.
A countercurrent is produced a t lower depths.
Further, let the velocities and depths at any position in the final steady-state flow be vl, v2, y1 and y2 respectively.
Variations in these ratios reflect the different degrees and depths of partial melting and/or differences in source composition.
He even attempted to define absolute depths of his brachiopod-dominated 'communities'.
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Collocations withdepth


depth

These are words often used in combination with depth.

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added depth
Observations during these visits constituted a crucial element of the research, as they addeddepth and context to the oral accounts.
average depth
Intermittent convection is generated in a thin unstably stratified layer, which is bounded by the interface and the averagedepth of the undersurface temperature maximum.
considerable depth
The authors of different chapters do not reach uniform conclusions on this issue, but they do explore the matter in considerabledepth.
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