depth
noun
uk
/depθ/ us
/depθ/depth noun (DISTANCE DOWN)
B1 [ C or U ]
the depths [ plural ] literary
查看更多 - The depth of the children's pool is only 0.85 meters.
- Use a garden fork to loosen the soil to a depth of 12 inches.
- Northern elephant seals and Weddell seals can dive to depths of 600-1,250 meters.
- The submarine stayed submerged at a depth of over 45 meters.
- The seals usually dive to a depth of 400 meters where they feed on fish such as Antarctic cod.
depth noun (SERIOUSNESS)
B2 [ C or U ]
lack depth Terry lacks depth - he's a very superficial person.
Her writing shows astonishing depth.
hidden depths Jo has hidden depths (= serious qualities that you do not see immediately).
in depth
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- agonize
- agonize over/about something phrasal verb
- beard stroking
- bethink
- flit
- grapple
- have something on your mind idiom
- heart-searching
- hit on/upon something phrasal verb
- I/we'll (have to) see idiom
- in the cold light of day idiom
- navel
- rationalize
- reckon
- relook at something phrasal verb
- rethink
- revisit
- reweigh
- rumination