Word · Frequency #1024
deeps
深处；最深处；正中
deeps is the plural of deep.
The central, most intense, or innermost part of something, such as the middle of night or winter.
- 1.
A deep hole or pit, a water well; an abyss.
深洞或坑,水井；深渊
- 2.
the central and most intense or profound part
最中心和最深刻的部分
- 3.
A deep or innermost part of something in general.
某物的深处或最里面部分
- 4.
a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
海底的长而陡的凹陷
- 5.
A fielding position near the boundary.
靠近边界的守场位置
- 6.
literary term for an ocean
文学中指代海洋的术语
大海；海洋；深坑；深渊；深井；海沟；海底深渊；外场防守位置；深洞或坑,水井；深渊
In use
The explorers sailed across the deep for months, hoping to find a new island.
Many old stories say that terrible storms rise suddenly from the deep.
The deep often looks calm, but it can change within minutes.
in the deep of night
in the deep of winter
denizens of the deep
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。
in the deep of sth
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。
Connections
Collocations
- the deep
- 大海；海洋
- The sailors sang songs of the deep.水手们唱着关于大海的歌。
- the deeps of the ocean
- 海洋深处
- Creatures live in the deeps of the ocean.生物生活在海洋深处。
- the deep of night
- 夜深时分；深夜
- He woke in the deep of night.他在深夜醒来。
- the deep of winter
- 隆冬；深冬
- The lake freezes in the deep of winter.湖在隆冬封冻。
- the deeps of despair
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上以 -eep 结尾的词都与 deep 押韵，均含 /iːp/ 音。注意形近词 dip /dɪp/ 是短音 /ɪ/，与 deep 不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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