单词 | bone deep |
释义 | bone deepadv.adj. A. adv. To a depth that reaches or exposes a bone; (frequently figurative and in figurative contexts) to the core; very deeply. ΚΠ 1839 H. W. Greene Let. 28 Jan. in Lett. to F. O. J. Smith 3 Branding bone-deep upon your forehead..the word liar! 1861 Brit. Controversialist 77 The trenchant weapon of the consummate analyst is pointed to the flaw in the mailed armour of his opponents, and he cuts bone-deep into the seemingly secure harness. 1946 Somerset (Pa.) Daily Amer. 18 Sept. 5/3 Fingers and the palm of one hand had been cut bone deep. 2008 S. Wiggs Just Breathe xxi. 270 Her rage ran bone deep. B. adj. That is deep enough to reach or expose a bone; (hence figurative, of feelings, attitudes, etc.) profound, deep-rooted. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > intense emotion > [adjective] inmostc897 inlyeOE mucha1200 deepa1400 inwardc1402 quickc1449 piercingc1450 sharpc1480 profound1526 feeling1531 visceral1575 infelta1586 hearty?1614 hearteda1616 home-felt1637 exquisitea1656 deep-rooted1669 intimate1671 exalted1704 bosom-felt1771 pathologic1891 bone deep1900 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > [adjective] > of specific depth > in something to specific depth knee-deepc1400 breast-deep1594 lip-deep1780 bowel-deep1828 bone deep1900 1900 Times of India 12 June 6/4 We..could feel an instant and bone-deep change in the men around us when it became known that Field-Marshall Lord Roberts was coming out to take command. 1904 Illinois Med. Jrnl. Aug. 302/2 A bone-deep incision is carried from the femoral vein along the pubic ramus to the origin of the pubic spine. 1948 Clearing House 23 169/1 We manifest little real, bone-deep social interest..in providing our bright young minds with the maximum of training. 2001 T. B. Allen Shark Attacks v. 107 A similar [shark] attack inflicted a bone-deep wound on the left leg of a surfer. 2014 Church Times 30 May 19/1 It's bone-deep, this moral impulse to save, to sacrifice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.adj.1839 |
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