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单词 knee-deep
释义
knee-deep
adjective
uk
/ˌniːˈdiːp/us
/ˌniːˈdiːp/
If you are knee-deep in asubstance, itreachesup toyourknees:
齐膝深的
Wewalkedthrough thefield, knee-deepinmud.我们趟着没膝的泥水走过田野。
informal
veryinvolvedin adifficultsituationorlargetask:
深陷其中的；忙着的
I'm knee-deepinpaperwork.我忙于应付文书工作。
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(Definition ofknee-deepfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

knee-deep| American Dictionary

knee-deep
adjective[not gradable]
us/ˈniˈdip/
reachingfrom thegroundup toyourknees:
Thesnowwas knee-deep.
fig.I’m knee-deep inwork(= have a lot ofwork).
(Definition ofknee-deepfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They were sittingknee-deepin water, in the dark, for nearly three days before they were dug out.
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But in the last few years we have beenknee-deepin leisure centres, and the rate of juvenile crime has been higher than ever.
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It is the number of broiler chickens bred in this country in inhumane conditions—in windowless sheds,knee-deepin droppings—whose limbs never reach maturity because of their accelerated growth.
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She would find herself in an antediluvian carriage,knee-deepin filth, and would probably conclude that the journey would be quicker on the back of a lame tortoise.
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Photographs taken shortly after evacuation show that the plane came to rest inknee-deepwater.
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The track was close to the beach, and wasknee-deepin sand in places.
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The geological forces of the desert mean that tourists now walk through housesknee-deepin sand.
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It is also good for parents of young children because the water doesn't get much deeper thanknee-deepalong the shore.
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Once on land or immobilised inknee-deepwater, a cut is made across its top near the blowhole to partially sever its head.
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Mudslides and overflowing rivers flooded several towns withknee-deepwaters.
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They will start on opposite sides of the course, racing throughknee-deepwater to catch the other tribe.
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They would start on opposite sides of the course, racing throughknee-deepwater to catch the other tribe.
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Their legs are covered in a water repelling substance allowing them to run quite fast inknee-deepwater.
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The ground was swampy, and the trenches quickly became filledknee-deepin water.
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They use theknee-deepwater as protection from predators.
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