depth

n.深度；深处，深海；深奥，奥妙；进深

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

名词复数形式:depths

depth 深度

来自deep的名词形式。

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。