1. | [c][u] 向下的距离；深（度）；纵深the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of sth |
What's the depth of the water here? 这儿的水有多深？ | |
Water was found at a depth of 30 metres. 在 30 米深处找到了水。 | |
They dug down to a depth of two metres. 他们挖到两米深。 | |
Many dolphins can dive to depths of 200 metres. 许多海豚可潜到 200 米深。 | |
The oil well extended several hundreds of feet in depth . 油井向下延伸了数百英尺。 | |
the depth of a cut/wound/crack 划口╱伤口╱裂口深度 |
2. | [c][u] 向里的距离；深（度）；宽（度）the distance from the front to the back of sth |
The depth of the shelves is 30 centimetres. 书架的深度为 30 厘米。 |
3. | [u] 深厚；诚挚；强烈the strength and power of feelings |
the depth of her love 她那爱情之深 |
4. | [u] 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 |
a writer of great wisdom and depth 有卓越智慧和洞察力的作家 | |
a job that doesn't require any great depth of knowledge 不需要多么高深知识的工作 | |
His ideas lack depth. 他的想法缺乏深度。 |
5. | [c][usupl] 最深处；深渊；极限the deepest, most extreme or serious part of sth |
the depths of the ocean 海洋深处 | |
to live in the depths of the country(= a long way from a town) 住在偏远地区 | |
in the depths of winter(= when it is coldest) 在隆冬季节 | |
She was in the depths of despair . 她处于绝望的深渊。 | |
He gazed into the depths of her eyes. 他深深凝视着她的眼睛。 | |
Her paintings reveal hidden depths(= unknown and interesting things about her character) . 她的画表现出她内心深处的东西。 |
6. | [u] 浓度；强度the strength of a colour |
Strong light will affect the depth of colour of your carpets and curtains. 强烈的阳光会使你的地毯和窗帘退色。 |
7. | [u] 立体感the quality in a work of art or a photograph which makes it appear not to be flat |
