profound
adjective
uk/prəˈfaʊnd/us/prəˈfaʊnd/profoundadjective(EXTREME)
C2
feltorexperiencedverystronglyor in anextremeway:
强烈的；深沉的；极度的His mother'sdeathwhen he wasagedsix had a very profoundeffecton him.他6岁时母亲的过世对他的影响很大。
Theinventionof thecontraceptivepillbroughtabout profoundchangesin thelivesof women.避孕药的发明给妇女的生活带来了深刻的变化。
Those twolinesofpoetryexpressperfectlythe profoundsadnessofloss.那两行诗很好地表达了失去亲人的深切悲痛。
Mygrandfatherhas a profoundmistrustof anything new orforeign.我祖父对任何新生或外来事物有一种根深蒂固的不信任。
There was anoteof profoundirritationin hisvoice.他的语气中带有强烈的恼怒情绪。
felt or experienced with a lot of force
- strongI felt a strong urge to hug him.
- powerfulAnger is one of the most powerful human emotions.
- intenseShe learned that even intense emotional pain passes.
- fierceThe people have a fierce pride in their country.
- deepHe suffered from a deep feeling of inadequacy.
- deep-seatedHe has a deep-seated loathing of snobbery.
Strong feelings
- afire
- all-consuming
- anguish
- anguished
- ardent
- ferociously
- fierce
- fierceness
- fit to burstidiom
- fulminating
- passions run highidiom
- pungently
- rabidly
- reinforced
- rhapsodic
- searing
- tempestuous
- tingle
- torrid
- virulent
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Linguistics: very & extreme
profoundadjective(SHOWING UNDERSTANDING)
C2
showingaclearanddeepunderstandingofseriousmatters:
造诣深的；思想深邃的profoundtruths/wisdom深奥的真理／博大的智慧
Thereviewthat Ireadsaid that it was "athoughtfuland profoundfilm".我看过的评论说它是一部“有创意、有深度的电影”。
"Dying iseasy- it'slivingthat's theproblem." "That was very profound of you, Steven."“死很容易——活下去才是难题。”“史蒂文，你的话真深奥！”
Intelligence
- acuity
- acumen
- agility
- apt
- aptness
- brain
- grey matter
- gumption
- highbrow
- horse sense
- imaginative
- perceptive
- percipient
- perspicacious
- perspicacity
- presence of mind
- profundity
- quick-witted
- ready
- subtlety
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