英语词汇“deepen”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

deependeepen /ˈdipən/ ●○○ verb

VERB TABLE

deepen

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	deepen
	he, she, it	deepens
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	deepened
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have deepened
	he, she, it	has deepened
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had deepened
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will deepen
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have deepened

Continuous Form
Present	I	am deepening
	he, she, it	is deepening
	you, we, they	are deepening
Past	I, he, she, it	was deepening
	you, we, they	were deepening
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been deepening
	he, she, it	has been deepening
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been deepening
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be deepening
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been deepening

1GET WORSE [intransitive, transitive] if a serious situation deepens or something deepens it, it gets worse: The recession may deepen still further. The changes will deepen divisions between rich and poor schools.2BECOME STRONGER [intransitive, transitive] to become stronger or greater, or to make something stronger or greater: We are interested in deepening our economic ties with Japan. Traveling allows young people to deepen their understanding of other cultures.3EXPRESSION ON somebody'S FACE [intransitive] literary if someone’s smile or frown deepens, he or she smiles even more or frowns even more: Her worried frown deepened.4COLOR [intransitive] literary if light or a color deepens, it becomes darker: The twilight deepened.5SOUND [intransitive, transitive] if a sound deepens or you deepen it, it becomes lower6WATER [intransitive, transitive] if a body of water such as a river or lake deepens or someone deepens it, it becomes deeper: The river deepens five feet from the shore.7BREATHING [intransitive, transitive] if your breathing deepens or you deepen it, you take more air into your lungs