[ noun ]
■ literary term for an ocean
e.g.)
・denizens of the deep
[ noun ]
■ a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
→
oceanic abyss
,
trench
[ noun ]
■ the central and most intense or profound part
e.g.)
・in the deep of night
・in the deep of winter
[ adjective satellite ]
■ exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
e.g.)
・deep political machinations
・a deep plot
[ adjective satellite ]
■ strong
■ intense
e.g.)
・deep purple
→
rich
[ adjective satellite ]
■ very distant in time or space
e.g.)
・deep in the past
・deep in enemy territory
・deep in the woods
・a deep space probe
[ adjective ]
■ having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center
■ sometimes used in combination
e.g.)
・a deep well
・a deep dive
・deep water
・a deep casserole
・a deep gash
・deep massage
・deep pressure receptors in muscles
・deep shelves
・a deep closet
・surrounded by a deep yard
・hit the ball to deep center field
・in deep space
・waist-deep
[ adjective ]
■ relatively deep or strong
■ affecting one deeply
e.g.)
・a deep breath
・a deep sigh
・deep concentration
・deep emotion
・a deep trance
・in a deep sleep
[ adjective satellite ]
■ difficult to penetrate
■ incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
e.g.)
・a deep metaphysical theory
→
abstruse
,
recondite
[ adjective satellite ]
■ of an obscure nature
e.g.)
・a deep dark secret
→
cryptic
,
cryptical
,
inscrutable
,
mysterious
,
mystifying
[ adjective satellite ]
■ with head or back bent low
e.g.)
・a deep bow
[ adjective satellite ]
■ having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
e.g.)
・a deep voice
→
bass
[ adjective satellite ]
■ large in quantity or size
e.g.)
・deep cuts in the budget
[ adjective satellite ]
■ extreme
e.g.)
・in deep trouble
・deep happiness
[ adjective satellite ]
■ (of darkness) very intense
e.g.)
・a face in deep shadow
・deep night
→
thick
[ adjective satellite ]
■ marked by depth of thinking
e.g.)
・deep thoughts
・a deep allegory
[ adjective satellite ]
■ relatively thick from top to bottom
e.g.)
・deep carpets
・deep snow
[ adjective satellite ]
■ extending relatively far inward
e.g.)
・a deep border
[ adverb ]
■ to a great depth;far down
e.g.)
・dived deeply
・dug deep
→
deeply
[ adverb ]
■ to a great distance
e.g.)
・penetrated deep into enemy territory
・went deep into the woods
[ adverb ]
■ to an advanced time
e.g.)
・deep into the night
→
late
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