词典释义：
[mass noun]the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something
深度
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shallow water of no more than 12 feet in depth .深度不超过１２英尺的浅水区。
distance from the nearest to the farthest point of something or from the front to the back
纵深
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the depth of the wardrobe. 衣橱的纵深。
used to specify the distance below the top or surface of something to which someone or something percolates or at which something happens
渗透（或渗漏）深度；下降深度；下达深度
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[in sing.]
loosen the soil to a depth of 8 inches. 将坌土松至八英寸深。
the apparent existence of three dimensions in a picture, photograph, or other two-dimensional representation
（画、照片等二维画面中的）立体感；纵深感
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texture in a picture gives it depth. 画面的质感使其显得有纵深感。
[mass noun]complexity and profundity of thought
（思想的）深奥，深刻
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the book has unexpected depth. 此书的深刻性出人意料。
extensive and detailed study or knowledge
（学识的）精深博大
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third-year courses typically go into more depth. 第三年的课程通常更深。
intensity of emotion, usually considered as a laudable quality
（感情）深切，深厚
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a man of compassion and depth of feeling. 富有同情心、感情深厚的男人。
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深处
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he lifted the manhole cover and peered into the depths beneath. 他掀起窨井盖向下面深处望去。
a time considered to be the worst point within a bad period
（某一时期中）最不良的时段
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am in the depths of winter .隆冬时节的清晨４点。
a time when one's negative feelings are at their most intense
（负面情感）最强烈时
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she was in the depths of despair .她当时正处于最绝望的时候。
a place which is remote and inaccessible
偏远之处
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I wish I didn't live in the depths of Devon. 但愿我并不住在德文郡的偏远之处。
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hidden depths usually admirable but previously unnoticed qualities of a person 内秀solo spots reveal hidden depths． 插演（或插播）的独奏（或独唱）小节目往往会显露出不为人知的内秀 -
obscure or secretive aspects of a situation （某一情况中的）隐秘；秘而不宣的部分
the hidden depths of marital life． 婚姻生活中的隐秘 -
in depth in great detail; comprehensively and thoroughly 详细地，全面地，深入地research students pursue a specific aspect of a subject in depth． 研究生对课题的某一特定方面进行深入研究 -
参见
IＮ-ＤＥＰＴＨ ．out of one's depth in water too deep to stand in 在深水区 -
figurative in the position of lacking the ability or knowledge to cope 〈喻〉 超越自己能力的；理解不了的
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