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单词 deepen
释义
deepen
verb
uk
/ˈdiː.pən/us
/ˈdiː.pən/

deepenverb(DOWN)

[IorT]
to make somethingdeeper, or tobecomedeeper:
加深；（使）变深
One way ofpreventingfurtherfloodingwould be to deepen theriverbed.防止洪水再次泛滥的一个办法是深挖河床。
Theseabeddeepens hereto5,000metres.此处海床变深至5000米。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Enlarging and inflating
  • augmentation
  • balloon
  • bloat
  • broaden
  • build(someone/something)up
  • bulk
  • expand
  • explosively
  • flare
  • fluffsomethingup
  • implacably
  • inflation
  • lengthen
  • puff
  • pumpsomeoneup
  • reinflate
  • reinflation
  • scalesomethingup
  • stretch
  • widen
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deepenverb(STRONGLY FELT)

C2[IorT]
tobecomemorestronglyfeltorexperienced, or to make something this way:
（使）感受更强烈；（使）深入，（使）加深
Over theyears, herlovefor him deepened.这些年来，她对他的爱更深了。
Theeconomiccrisisis deepening.经济危机正在加重。
We musttrynot to deepenexistingsplitswithin theparty.我们必须努力避免党内现有的各种分歧进一步扩大。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming and making stronger
  • aggrandize
  • boil up
  • bolster
  • cement
  • character-building
  • fortify
  • harden
  • hardening
  • invigoration
  • jell
  • reinforcement
  • restoke
  • restrengthen
  • sharpen
  • solidification
  • solidify
  • soup
  • soupsomethingup
  • undulled
  • wired
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deepenverb(COMPLICATED)

C1[IorT]
to make somethingincreaseorbecomemoreserious:
使加深；使加重，恶化
Itcertainlyhelpedto deepen myunderstandingof thesituation.它当然有助于加深我对整个情况的理解。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making things better
  • add salt tosomethingidiom
  • allay
  • alleviate
  • alleviation
  • ameliorate
  • cultivate
  • leavening
  • liven(something)up
  • lubricate
  • make a differenceidiom
  • make a world of differenceidiom
  • relieve
  • revamp
  • revitalize
  • revivify
  • revolutionize
  • salvage
  • salve
  • sharpen
  • tonic
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deepenverb(LOW)

[I]
tobecomelower:
变低沉
Boys'voicesdeepen intheirearly to mid-teens.男孩子十岁出头到十五六岁之间嗓音会变得低沉起来。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Describing qualities of sound
  • audibly
  • chuff
  • clomp
  • consonance
  • crackly
  • easy on the eye/earidiom
  • euphonious
  • fullness
  • melodic
  • plaintively
  • plaintiveness
  • plangent
  • pure
  • raucously
  • rhythmic
  • sizzling
  • timbre
  • tinny
  • tuneful
  • tuneless
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deepenverb(DARK)

[I]
tobecomedarker:
变暗
Theshadowsdeepened as thesundroppedbelow thehorizon.太阳落下地平线，夜色越来越浓。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Darkness & becoming dark
  • blackness
  • darken
  • darkened
  • darkly
  • darkness
  • dim
  • dimly
  • dimness
  • dingily
  • draw
  • matt
  • moonless
  • pitch darkness
  • shaded
  • shadow
  • shadowy
  • sombreness
  • subdued
  • twilight
  • umbra
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(Definition ofdeepenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

deepen| American Dictionary

deepen
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈdi·pən/
tobecomemorestronglyfeltorexperienced, or to make something this way:
[I]Over theyears, herlovefor himdeepened.
(Definition ofdeepenfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

deepen| Business English

deepen
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈdiːpən/us
toincreaseorbecomemoreserious; to make somethingincreaseorbecomemoreserious:
There arefearsthat thecrisisin thePacificregioncould deepenconsiderably.
Someexpertssayraisinginterestratestofightinflationmight deepen theeconomicslowdown.
To deepenitsrelationshipswith advertisers, thecompanyhasbeguntooffercorporatecustomersaccesstoresearchaboutonlineconsumers.
(Definition ofdeepenfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdeepen

deepen
Ethnic chauvinism deepened at the expense of national consciousness ; national unity remained, at worst, a chimera, and at best, an aspiration.
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The knowledge of their disease deepened their existential shock but as their symptoms increased, they began struggling with increasing loss of control.
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The formal-democratic order has not broken down, nor is there a profound process of ' democratic deepening ' to be detected.
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Views of the deepening shade: psycholog ical aspects of life-threatening illness.
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Our work aims precisely at deepening the semantical study of the interaction combinators.
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The opportunities for deepening our understanding are considerable.
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Working together not only enriched our own learning development, and resulted in a close collegial bond, but also deepened the musical experiences of our students.
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Table 1c shows the last ratings for 1998, which may reflect the deepening financial crisis.
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After 1970 metropolitan expansion became more complex, urban ®scal problems deepened and environmental concerns intensi®ed.
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Subsequent abrupt deepening led to deposition of a thick black shale unit, turbidite deposits and large-scale submarine channel-fill deposits.
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Between the organised programmes, there were opportunities to spend free time together, and some participants developed special bonds, deepening the relationship into friendship.
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The greater general risk is deepening the reservoir for a treatable pathogen highly dangerous to normal or nearly normal hosts.
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Lastly, the growing coverage of cultural issues has deepened our understanding but needs to be integrated into political and strategic narratives.
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Once again, as in 1913-15, the quality of the reportage declined as deepening financial problems and falling circulation sapped the morale of its staff.
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The process of 'unlearning' deepens the impression that not only survival techniques but also existential orientation, which we learned in childhood, are no longer reliable.
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