| 释义 |
deepen, v.|ˈdiːp(ə)n|
[Like most verbs in -en, a comparatively modern formation from deep a., taking the place of the earlier deep v. See -en5.]
1. trans. To make deep or deeper (in various senses); to increase the depth of.
a1605Stow Q. Eliz. an. 1601 (R.) He..heightened the ditches, deepened the trenches. 1612Peacham Gentl. Exerc. xxiii. 80 You must deepen your colours so that the Orpiment may be the highest. 1665Hooke Microgr. 75 Nor will the Blues be diluted or deepened after the manner I speak of. 1785J. Phillips Treat. Inland Navig. 45 To widen and deepen the River Stort. 1858Merc. Marine Mag. V. 226 The ship will have passed the shoal and deepened her water to 9 fathoms. 1870Ruskin Lect. Art ii. (1875) 43 Means of deepening and confirming your convictions.
2. intr. To become deep or deeper.
1699W. Dampier Voy. New Holland (R.), The water deepned and sholdned so very gently. 1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1776) II. 234 We shall find..the shades gradually to deepen. 1801Campbell Hohenlinden, The combat deepens. 1838T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 851 The colour gradually deepens by exposure to the air. 1863Geo. Eliot Romola i. xx, The evening had deepened into struggling starlight. |