depth

noun

量度 measurement

1. 向下的距离；深（度）；纵深
   the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of sth
   1. What's the depth of the water here?
      这儿的水有多深？
   2. Water was found at a depth of 30 metres.
      在30米深处找到了水。
   3. They dug down to a depth of two metres.
      他们挖到两米深。
   4. Many dolphins can dive to depths of 200 metres.
      许多海豚可潜到200米深。
   5. The oil well extended several hundreds of feet in depth .
      油井向下延伸了数百英尺。
   6. the depth of a cut/wound/crack
      刀口 / 伤口 / 裂口深度
2. 向里的距离；深（度）；宽（度）
   the distance from the front to the back of sth
   1. The depth of the shelves is 30 centimetres.
      书架的深度为30厘米。

感觉 of feelings

3. 深厚；诚挚；强烈
   the strength and power of feelings
   1. the depth of her love
      她那爱之深

知识 of knowledge

4. 渊博；深刻；洞察力
   the quality of knowing or understanding a lot of details about sth; the ability to provide and explain these details
   1. a writer of great wisdom and depth
      有卓越智慧和洞察力的作家
   2. a job that doesn't require any great depth of knowledge
      不需要多么高深知识的工作
   3. His ideas lack depth.
      他的想法缺乏深度。

最深处 deepest part

5. 最深处；深渊；极限
   the deepest, most extreme or serious part of sth
   1. the depths of the ocean
      海洋深处
   2. to live in the depths of the country (= a long way from a town)
      住在偏远地区
   3. in the depths of winter (= when it is coldest)
      在隆冬季节
   4. She was in the depths of despair
      她处于绝望的深渊。
   5. He gazed into the depths of her eyes.
      他深深凝视着她的眼睛。
   6. Her paintings reveal hidden depths (= unknown and interesting things about her character) .
      她的画揭示出她隐藏的性格特征。

颜色 of colour

6. 浓度；强度
   the strength of a colour
   1. Strong light will affect the depth of colour of your carpets and curtains.
      强烈的阳光会使地毯和窗帘退色。

画；照片 picture/photograph

7. 立体感
   the quality in a work of art or a photograph which makes it appear not to be flat

1. N-VAR （从上到下的）深（度）
   The depth of something such as a river or hole is the distance downwards from its top surface, or between its upper and lower surfaces.
   1. The smaller lake ranges from five to fourteen feet in depth...
      小一些的湖深度从 5 英尺到 14 英尺不等。
   2. The depth of the shaft is 520 yards...
      立井的深度为520码。
   3. Pour the vegetable oil into a frying pan to a depth of about 1cm...
      往平底煎锅里倒入约1厘米深的植物油。
   4. They were detected at depths of more than a kilometre in the sea.
      它们是在海面下超过一公里深的地方被检测出来的。
2. （从前到后的）深（度）；纵深
   The depth of something such as a cupboard or drawer is the distance between its front surface and its back.
3. N-VAR (感情的)深厚，深切
   If an emotion is very strongly or intensely felt, you can talk about its depth .
   1. I am well aware of the depth of feeling that exists in Londonderry...
      我很清楚存在于伦敦德里市的那种强烈情绪。
   2. 'Tough, isn't it?' was all she said, but Amy felt the depth of her unspoken sympathy.
      “很艰难，对不对？”她只说了这一句，但埃米感觉到了她未出口的深切同情。
4. N-UNCOUNT 严重性;严峻性
   The depth of a situation is its extent and seriousness.
   1. The country's leadership had underestimated the depth of the crisis.
      该国领导人低估了这场危机的严重性。
5. N-UNCOUNT (知识等的)渊博
   The depth of someone's knowledge is the great amount that they know.
   1. We felt at home with her and were impressed with the depth of her knowledge...
      我们与她在一起很自在，而她渊博的知识令我们叹服。
   2. It makes invaluable reading for anyone who wants to acquire a greater depth of understanding of the subject.
      想要对这个问题有更加深入的了解，读读它会受益匪浅。
6. N-UNCOUNT (颜色的)浓度
   The depth of a colour is its intensity and strength.
   1. White wines tend to gain depth of colour with age...
      白葡萄酒年头愈久，颜色愈深。
   2. The blue base gives the red paint more depth.
      蓝色底色将红色涂料衬托得愈加浓重。
7. N-UNCOUNT (照片、画作等的)景深
   In photography and art, you say that a picture has depth or depth of field when you mean that it appears three-dimensional rather than flat.
   1. All the paintings are startlingly dramatic as a result of their depth of field and colour.
      景深和色彩的运用令所有的画作都展现出令人惊叹的戏剧性效果。
8. N-UNCOUNT 深刻;深奥
   If you say that someone or something has depth, you mean that they have serious and interesting qualities which are not immediately obvious and which you have to think about carefully before you can fully understand them.
   1. His music lacks depth...
      他的音乐缺乏深度。
   2. There are hidden depths in all of us.
      我们所有人都有值得认识的深藏部分。
9. N-PLURAL (海洋或陆地的)深处,深渊
   The depths are places that are a long way below the surface of the sea or earth.
   1. The ship vanished into the depths.
      船消失在了大海深处。
10. N-PLURAL （某一区域的）深处，腹地
    If you talk about the depths of an area, you mean the parts of it which are very far from the edge.
    1. ...the depths of the countryside...
       乡村腹地
    2. Somewhere in the depths of the pine forest an identical sound reverberated.
       从松林深处传来一声回响。
11. N-PLURAL (某一不快感情的)极限
    If you are in the depths of an unpleasant emotion, you feel that emotion very strongly.
    1. I was in the depths of despair when the baby was sick.
       孩子生病时我陷入了绝望的深渊之中。
12. N-PLURAL …的中间部分;…最严重的时候;…最强烈的时候
    If something happens in the depths of a difficult or unpleasant period of time, it happens in the middle and most severe or intense part of it.
    1. The country is in the depths of a recession.
       该国正遭遇最严重的经济衰退。
    2. ...the depths of winter.
       隆冬时节
13. PHRASE 深入地;彻底地;全面地
    If you deal with a subject in depth, you deal with it very thoroughly and consider all the aspects of it.
    1. We will discuss these three areas in depth...
       我们将深入探讨这3个领域。
    2. Their achievements have already been analysed in depth and do not require further discussion.
       他们的成就已经全面分析过了，无需再议。
14. PHRASE 应付不了;力所不及
    If you say that someone is out of their depth, you mean that they are in a situation that is much too difficult for them to be able to cope with it.
    1. Mr Gibson is clearly intellectually out of his depth...
       吉布森先生显然才智不逮。
    2. I'd always struggled at school. I hated it and felt out of my depth.
       我上学总是很吃力。我讨厌学习，觉得太难了。
15. 在水深没顶的地方
    If you are out of your depth, you are in water that is deeper than you are tall, with the result that you cannot stand up with your head above water.
16. to plumb new depths → see: plumb

1. She had resumed the travel necessary to add depth and colour to her novels.
   她重新开始了旅行，那是增加自己小说的深度和趣味性所必不可少的。
2. The depth of covert racism in my own profession frightens me.
   我所从事的职业中暗藏着如此深的种族主义偏见，这让我感到害怕。
3. Pour the vegetable oil into a frying pan to a depth of about 1cm
   往平底煎锅里倒入约1厘米深的植物油。
4. They were detected at depths of more than a kilometre in the sea.
   它们是在海面下超过一公里深的地方被检测出来的。
5. I am well aware of the depth of feeling that exists in Londonderry
   我很清楚存在于伦敦德里市的那种强烈情绪。
6. 'Tough, isn't it?' was all she said, but Amy felt the depth of her unspoken sympathy.
   “很艰难，对不对？”她只说了这一句，但埃米感觉到了她未出口的深切同情。
7. The country's leadership had underestimated the depth of the crisis.
   该国领导人低估了这场危机的严重性。
8. We felt at home with her and were impressed with the depth of her knowledge
   我们与她在一起很自在，而她渊博的知识令我们叹服。
9. It makes invaluable reading for anyone who wants to acquire a greater depth of understanding of the subject.
   想要对这个问题有更加深入的了解，读读它会受益匪浅。
10. White wines tend to gain depth of colour with age
    白葡萄酒年头愈久，颜色愈深。
11. The blue base gives the red paint more depth.
    蓝色底色将红色涂料衬托得愈加浓重。
12. All the paintings are startlingly dramatic as a result of their depth of field and colour.
    景深和色彩的运用令所有的画作都展现出令人惊叹的戏剧性效果。
13. His music lacks depth
    他的音乐缺乏深度。
14. There are hidden depths in all of us.
    我们所有人都有值得认识的深藏部分。
15. The ship vanished into the depths.
    船消失在了大海深处。
16. Somewhere in the depths of the pine forest an identical sound reverberated.
    从松林深处传来一声回响。
17. I was in the depths of despair when the baby was sick.
    孩子生病时我陷入了绝望的深渊之中。
18. The country is in the depths of a recession.
    该国正遭遇最严重的经济衰退。
19. We will discuss these three areas in depth
    我们将深入探讨这3个领域。
20. Their achievements have already been analysed in depth and do not require further discussion.
    他们的成就已经全面分析过了，无需再议。
21. Mr Gibson is clearly intellectually out of his depth
    吉布森先生显然才智不逮。
22. I'd always struggled at school. I hated it and felt out of my depth.
    我上学总是很吃力。我讨厌学习，觉得太难了。
23. Together these factors determine the depth of focus
    这些因素综合起来决定了景深。
24. Both housings are waterproof to a depth of two metres.
    两个机罩的防水深度均为两米。
25. The admission shows the depth of worry among the Tories over the state of the economy
    这一认可表明了保守党党内对经济状况的忧虑之深。
26. Snow fell to a depth of over three chi.
    雪下了三尺多厚。
27. They are sunk in the depth of vice.
    他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
28. Contradictions grow in breadth and in depth.
    矛盾扩大和加深。

n.

in depth

• 全面；深入；详细
  in a detailed and thorough way
  1. I haven't looked at the report in depth yet.
     我还没有细看这份报告。
  2. an in-depth study
     深入研究

be out of your depth

• 在水深没顶（或够不着底）的地方
  to be in water that is too deep to stand in with your head above water
• 非某人所能理解；为某人力所不及
  to be unable to understand sth because it is too difficult; to be in a situation that you cannot control
  1. He felt totally out of his depth in his new job.
     他感到根本不能胜任这新工作。

plumb the depths of sth

• 陷入（痛苦等的）深渊；深入…深处
  to be or to experience an extreme example of sth unpleasant
  1. His latest novel plumbs the depths of horror and violence.
     他的最新小说充斥着极端的恐怖和暴力。
  2. The team's poor performances plumbed new depths last night when they lost 10-2.
     昨晚这个队的糟糕表现达到了新低纪录，以2:10输掉了。