shallow
adjective
uk/ˈʃæl.əʊ/us/ˈʃæl.oʊ/shallowadjective(NOT DEEP)
B2
having only ashortdistancefrom thetopto thebottom:
浅的，不深的Thestreamwasfairlyshallow so we wereabletowalkacrossit.小溪很浅，所以我们可以趟水过去。
She told herchildrentostayin the shallow end (of theswimmingpool).她叫孩子们留在（游泳池的）浅水区。
Fry theonionsin a shallowpan.用浅平底锅把洋葱煎一下。
Thesebeechtreeshave shallowroots(=rootswhich do not go verydeepinto theground).这些山毛榉的根不深。
Opposite
deep(LONG WAY DOWN)
having a small distance from the bottom to the top
- lowThe garden was surrounded by a low hedge.
- shortHe's much shorter than I thought.
- shallowStay in the shallow end of the pool, please.
- low-lyingLow-lying areas are prone to flooding.
- squatI wish they'd tear down that squat block of flats.
consisting of very fewpeopleor things:
We aredealingwith a very shallowpoolofcandidates.
notcompletelycertainorconvincing:
Manynativesseetheirruralway oflifehereincreasinglycircumscribedbyoutside"environmentalists" with shallowlocalroots.
shallow breathing
breathingin which you only take asmallamountofairintoyourlungswith eachbreath
浅呼吸- Thekidsweresplashingabout in the shallow end of theswimmingpool.
- Several differentspeciesoffishinhabitthese shallowwaters.
- Wewadedthrough a shallowriver.
- Thewaterwas shallow so thekidswereperfectlysafe.
- In the shallowwatersof the Gulf of Mexico,oilrigsattractshoalsoffish.
- Horseownersinvestmillions ofdollarsintheirstables- only todiscoverno more than a shallowpoolofpeoplecompetenttoride.
- Ray said Kerry's "shallowroots" don't make him a Coloradan.
Low, short and shallow
- brief
- fubsy
- knee-high
- level
- long
- longish
- low
- low slung
- mini
- shallowness
- short
- short-range
- shorten
- shortness
- shorty
- squatty
- stumpy
- stunted
- titch
- undersized
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shallowadjective(NOT SERIOUS)
C2disapproving
notshowingseriousorcarefulthought:
肤浅的，浅薄的Ithoughtthefilmwasprettyshallow.我认为这部电影很肤浅。
He'sphysicallyattractive, but shallow.他外表吸引人，但是内心肤浅。
Not showing careful thought
- airily
- airiness
- airy
- bash
- bashsomethingout
- cuff
- frivolity
- frivolous
- frivolously
- ill-conceived
- incautious
- non-thinking
- off the cuffidiom
- preconceived
- shallowly
- shallowness
- superficiality
- thoughtless
- unconsidered
- unthinking
shallow
noun
uk/ˈʃæl.əʊ/us/ˈʃæl.oʊ/the shallows[plural]
the shallowpartof anareaofwater:
浅水处，浅滩Alligatorsliveinthe shallows.短吻鳄生活在浅水处。
Coasts & beaches
- barrier reef
- beachcomb
- beachcomber
- beachcombing
- beachfront
- coastal
- esplanade
- frontage
- groin
- mudflat
- prom
- riviera
- seafront
- shore
- strand
- the Amalfi Coast
- the seashore
- the seaside
- tide pool
- tombolo