the deep
文学语体中用 the deep 指大海或海洋;日常口语中较少使用。
The sailors feared the deep.
水手们害怕大海。
深处;最深处;正中
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深处;最深处;正中
The central, most intense, or innermost part of something, such as the middle of night or winter.
The sailors feared the deep.
水手们害怕大海。
深洞或坑,水井;深渊
A deep hole or pit, a water well; an abyss.
最中心和最深刻的部分
the central and most intense or profound part
某物的深处或最里面部分
A deep or innermost part of something in general.
海底的长而陡的凹陷
a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
The explorers sailed across the deep for months, hoping to find a new island.
探险者们在大海上航行了数月,希望能找到一座新岛屿。
AI contextual example
Many old stories say that terrible storms rise suddenly from the deep.
许多古老的故事说,可怕的暴风雨会突然从大海中涌起。
AI contextual example
The deep often looks calm, but it can change within minutes.
大海常常看起来很平静,但几分钟内就可能发生变化。
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in the deep of night
在深夜。
WordNet
文学语体中用 the deep 指大海或海洋;日常口语中较少使用。
The sailors feared the deep.
水手们害怕大海。
deep 在这里指某事物的最深或最中心阶段,常见搭配有 night、winter、despair 等。
In the deep of winter, the village is often cut off.
在隆冬时节,这个村庄常常与外界隔绝。
deeps 多指海洋深处,也可指抽象情感的深处,如 the deeps of sorrow。
Scientists are exploring the deeps of the Pacific Ocean.
科学家们正在探测太平洋的深海。
Not this
Do you know the deep of the river?
Use this
Do you know the depth of the river?
作为名词,deep 表示海洋或事物的最深处,而河流的深浅这种可测量的数值要用 depth;这是把形容词 deep 当作名词使用的常见错误。
Not this
Many fish live in deep.
Use this
Many fish live in the deep.
当 deep 作名词表示“大海”时,通常要说 the deep(带定冠词)。汉语没有冠词,学习者容易漏掉 the,造成冠词缺失。
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大海;海洋
The sailors sang songs of the deep.
水手们唱着关于大海的歌。
海洋深处
Creatures live in the deeps of the ocean.
生物生活在海洋深处。
夜深时分;深夜
He woke in the deep of night.
他在深夜醒来。
隆冬;深冬
The lake freezes in the deep of winter.
湖在隆冬封冻。
绝望的深渊
She was in the deeps of despair after losing her job.
失业后她陷入了绝望的深渊。
在内心深处;实际上
Deep down, she knew he was lying.
在内心深处,她知道他在撒谎。
陷入困境;处于水深火热之中
The company found itself in deep water after the scandal.
丑闻发生后,这家公司陷入了困境。
勃然大怒;失去理智
He went off the deep end when he heard the news.
他听到这个消息后勃然大怒。
英文《圣经·创世记》1:2(钦定版):『地是空虚混沌,渊面黑暗。』这里的 deep 是名词,指原始大海或深渊。
The deep is home to many creatures we have never seen.
深海是许多我们从未见过的生物的家园。
英文《圣经·诗篇》42:7(钦定版):『你的瀑布发声,深渊就与深渊响应。』deep 作名词表示深渊,也常用来比喻内心深处。
The poem describes the deep as a place of mystery.
这首诗把大海描述为一个神秘的地方。
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deep 作名词指“深处/深渊/海洋”:想象一艘船沉入深海的底部,四周漆黑,那就是 deep 的深处。
语域:mixed 常见场景:literature and poetry、fixed phrases (e.g., in the deep of)、oceanography/geography、cricket commentary deep 作名词时,多用于书面语或固定短语,例如 the deep 指海洋、in the deep of 指最深处;日常口语中更常用 depth 或 deep part。在海洋学、板球等专业场合也有特定含义,整体风格偏正式或专门化。
指海洋(文学用语)时一般说 the deep,不加 a/an;表示深处/深渊时用 deeps。
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