shallowness
noun[U]
uk/ˈʃæl.əʊ.nəs/us/ˈʃæl.oʊ.nəs/shallownessnoun[U](NOT DEEP)
thefactofmeasuringonly ashortdistancefrom thetopto thebottom, or from where something is to thegroundorsurface:
浅薄Because of the shallownessofthewater, we couldseethefishin it veryclearly.水浅鱼清。
The shallowness of the tree'srootsmake itvulnerable.树根入土不深使其易受伤害。
thefactof taking in only asmallamountofairwith eachbreath:
（呼吸） 浅短Inoticedthe shallowness of hisbreath.我注意到他的呼吸很浅。
- Because of the shallowness of thelake, thewatertemperaturecouldriseinsummertolevelsthat willkillfish.
- Apedestrianwalkwaywasbuiltinsteadof atunnelbecause of the shallowness of thewatertable.
- The shallowness of the child'sbreathingalarmedher.
Low, short and shallow
- brief
- fubsy
- knee-high
- level
- long
- longish
- low
- low slung
- mini
- short
- short-range
- shorten
- shortish
- shortness
- shorty
- shrimp
- stumpy
- stunted
- titch
- undersized
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shallownessnoun[U](NOT SERIOUS)
thefactof notshowingseriousorcarefulthought:
Thefineperformancesof theactorshidethe shallownessofthe play'sscript.
Hisinterviewingstylehas beencriticizedfor shallowness.
- Theyworshipstarswhoepitomizeshallowness and self-centeredness.
- One of herthemesis the shallowness ofcelebrityculture.
- Thefilmsatirizesthe shallowness ofHollywood.
- He came toregretthe shallowness of hisexistence.
Not showing careful thought
- airily
- airiness
- airy
- bash
- bashsomethingout
- cuff
- frivolity
- frivolous
- frivolously
- ill-conceived
- incautious
- non-thinking
- off the cuffidiom
- preconceived
- shallow
- shallowly
- shoot from the hipidiom
- thoughtless
- unconsidered
- unthinking