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单词 depth
释义 depth
n.
  1. a deepness (the depth is not great at the edge). b the measurement from the top down, from the surface inwards, or from the front to the back (depth of the drawer is 12 inches).
  2. difficulty; abstruseness.
  3. a sagacity; wisdom. b intensity of emotion etc. (the poem has little depth).
  4. an intensity of colour, darkness, etc.
  5. (in pl.) a deep water, a deep place; an abyss. b a low, depressed state. c the lowest or inmost part (the depths of the country).
  6. the middle (in the depth of winter).
Phrases and idioms
depth-bomb (or -charge) a bomb capable of exploding under water, esp. for dropping on a submerged submarine etc. depth psychology psychoanalysis to reveal hidden motives etc. in depth comprehensively, thoroughly, or profoundly. in-depth adj. thorough; done in depth. out of one's depth
  1. in water over one's head.
  2. engaged in a task or on a subject too difficult for one.
Etymology: ME (as DEEP, -TH(2))
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