deep /diːp/ ADJ If you describe something such as a problem or a piece of writing as ~, you mean that it is important, serious, or complicated; 重要的; 严肃的; 复杂的 They’re written as adventure stories. They’re not intended to be deep. ADJ If you are in a ~ sleep, you are sleeping peacefully and it is difficult to wake you.(睡) 熟的 Una soon fell into a ~ sleep. ADJ If something is ~ , it extends a long way down from the ground or from the top surface of something. 深的 The water is very ~ and mysterious looking. Den had dug a ~ hole in the centre of the garden. ADJ A ~ container, such as wardrobe, extends or measures a long distance from front to back. 纵深的 The wardrobe was very deep. 橱柜很深。 ADJ You use ~ to emphasize the seriousness, strength, importance, or degree of something. 深切的 I had a deep admiration for Sartre. 我对萨特怀有深深的敬意。 He wants to express his deep sympathy to the family. 他想对那家人表示自己深切的同情。 ADJ If you are deep in thought or deep in conversation, you are concentrating very hard on what you are thinking or saying and are not aware of the things that are happening around you. 深入的 Before long, we were deep in conversation. 我们很快就进入深谈。 ADJ A ~ breath or sigh uses or fills the whole of your lungs. (指呼吸、叹息) 深长的 Cal took a long, deep breath, struggling to control his own emotions. ADJ A deep sound is low in pitch. 低沉的 His voice was deep and mellow. 他的声音低沉而柔和。
ADV Deep is also an adverb. 深地 There isn’t time to dig ~ly and put in manure or compost. ADV 深深地 He loved his brother deeply. 他深爱自己的哥哥。 ADV (睡) 熟地 She slept deeply but woke early. 她睡得很熟，但醒得也早。 ADV (指呼吸、叹息) 深长地 She sighed deeply and covered her face with her hands. 她长长地叹了口气，用手捂住了脸。 ADV Deep in an area means a long way inside it. 深入地 Picking up his bag the giant strode off deep into the forest. 巨人拿起袋子，大步走入森林深处。 ADV If you experience or feel something deep inside you or deep down, you feel it very strongly even though you do not necessarily show it. 在内心深处 Deep down, she supported her husband’s involvement in the organization. 她从内心深处支持丈夫介入这个组织。 ADV If you are deep in debt, you have a lot of debts. 深陷地 He is so deep in debt and desperate for money that he’s apparently willing to say anything. 他债台高筑，急需钱，因此他显然什么都愿意说。 ADJ COMB in COLOR You use ~ to describe colours that are strong and fairly dark. 深色的 The sky was peach coloured in the east, deep blue and starry in the west. 东方的天空色泽桃红，西方的天空深蓝并星光灿烂。 These Amish cushions in traditional deep colours are available in two sizes. 这些传统的深色阿米希垫子有两种尺寸现货供应。 PHRASE If you say that something goes deep or runs deep, you mean that it is very serious or strong and is hard to change. 非常严重 His anger and anguish clearly went deep. 很明显，他的愤怒和痛苦已根深蒂固。