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单词 depths
释义

depth

noun

ˈdepth How to pronounce depth (audio)
plural depths ˈdepths How to pronounce depth (audio) ˈdep(t)s How to pronounce depth (audio)
1
a(1)
: a deep place in a body of water
fish living at great depths
(2)
: a part that is far from the outside or surface
the depths of the woods
(3)
: abyss sense 1
b(1)
: a profound or intense state (as of thought or feeling)
the depths of sorrow
also : a reprehensibly low condition
hadn't realized that standards had fallen to such depths
(2)
: the middle of a time (such as a season)
the depths of winter
(3)
: the worst part
the depths of the depression
2
mathematics
a
: the perpendicular (see perpendicular entry 1 sense 1b) measurement downward from a surface
the depth of a swimming pool
b
: the direct linear measurement from front to back
the depth of a bookshelf
3
: the quality of being deep
the depth of the pass
4
: the degree of intensity
depth of a color
also : the quality of being profound (as in insight) or full (as of knowledge)
the depth of her experience
5
: the quality or state of being complete or thorough
used in the phrase in depth
a study will be made in deptha subject being discussed in depth [=thoroughly, comprehensively]
compare in-depth
6
US, sports : the quality of having many good players
a team that lacks depth in the outfield
depthless
ˈdepth-ləs How to pronounce depth (audio)
adjective
Phrases
beyond one's depth or out of one's depth
: beyond the limits of one's capabilities
an actor who is out of his depth in serious drama

Synonyms

  • deepness
  • drop
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Example Sentences

These fish typically live at depths of 500 feet or more. Students will test the temperature of the water at different depths. The boat sank to a depth of several hundred feet. measuring the depth of the water the depth of a hole The pool has a depth of 12 feet. I began working at the factory during the depth of the Depression. See More
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from dep deep

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Kids Definition

depth

noun

ˈdepth How to pronounce depth (audio)
1
: measurement from top to bottom or from front to back
a cupboard's depth
2
: a place far below a surface or far inside something (as a sea or a forest)
Some unusual fish live at great depths.
3
: the middle of time
the depth of winter
4
: intensity sense 2
a depth of color
No one can imagine the … depth of our emotion … E. B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan
5
: abundance, completeness
The speaker displayed a depth of knowledge.

Medical Definition

depth

noun

ˈdepth How to pronounce depth (audio)
plural depths ˈdepth How to pronounce depth (audio) ˈdep(t)s How to pronounce depth (audio)
1
: the distance between upper and lower or between dorsal and ventral points of a body
2
: the quality of a state of consciousness, a bodily state, or a physiological function of being intense or complete
the depth of anesthesia
the depth of respiration

depths

noun

plural of depth
1
as in midsts
the most intense or characteristic phase of something I was in the depths of profound thought when I was interrupted

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • midsts
  • heights
  • deeps
  • middles
  • thicks
  • centers
  • hearts
2
as in abysses
the lowest point or level the author describes how she slowly rose from the depth of her depression

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • abysses
  • pits
  • bottoms
  • nadirs
  • bedrocks
  • zeros
  • rock bottoms
  • zeroes
  • armpits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • heights
  • peaks
  • tops
  • pinnacles
  • heads
  • apices
  • culminations
  • summits
  • glories
  • crowns
  • apexes
  • climaxes
  • flowers
  • meridians
  • zeniths
  • blooms
  • acmes
  • flood tides
  • heydays
  • highs
  • high-water marks
  • ceilings
  • tip-tops
  • crests
  • crescendos
  • roofs
  • caps
  • crescendi
  • crescendoes
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3
as in heights
the most extreme or advanced point even in the depth of the Great Depression people never lost hope

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • heights
  • limits
  • extremities
  • consummations
  • ultimates
  • quintessences
  • epitomes
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