1. 深的　 going far down from the top
2. 位于深处的，纵深的　 going far in from the outside or the front edge
3. 深色的，浓重的　 strong and dark
4. 声音低沉的　 of a sound low
5. 强烈的，极度的，深厚的　 strong and unlikely to change; extreme; intense
6. 严重的，深厚的　 seriously bad or damaging
7. 理解深刻的　 understanding difficult matters thoroughly; wise
8. 深奥的，神秘的　 difficult to understand; mysterious

　～ analogy　极其相似
　～ book　深奥的书
　～ breathing　深呼吸
　～ closet　里间
　～ cooling　深冷
　～ cutting　深切（刻），垂直录音
　～ disgrace　奇耻大辱
　～ drinker　酒量极大的人
　～ freezer 　（以极低温度快速）冷藏箱
　～ insight　深远的见解
　～ kiss　深吻（张口将舌伸至对方口内的吻）
　～ mourning　全身黑色的丧服
　～ need　主要
　～ oil　埋藏很深的石油
　～ one　十分狡猾
　～ place　深处
　～ ploughing　深耕
　～ question　深奥难懂的问题
　～ red　深红
　～ seam　凹缝
　～ space　外层空间
　～ thinker　思想深刻的人
　abysmally ～　深得无底地，深不可测地
　amazingly ～　深奥得令人惊异地
　astonishingly ～　深奥得难以理解
　dangerously ～　深陷得危险地
　enormously ～　极其深
　fabulously ～　深（奥）得惊人
　hideously ～　深得可怕
　immeasurably ～　深得无法计量
　immensely ～　深得无限地
　inscrutably ～　令人十分费解地
　marvellously ～　深（奥）得惊人
　mysteriously ～　非常神秘地
　obviously ～　深刻得显而易见
　prodigiously ～　深奥异常地
　profoundly ～　极深刻地
　quietly ～　深而寂静地
　unfathomable ～　深奥莫测地
　unutterably ～　深（奥）得难以言说地
　wondrously ～　深得惊人
　～ as a well　极深
　～ behind the frontier　深入国境线
　too ～ for words　难于用言词表达
　～ in a subject　在某一学科上有很深的造诣
　with sb hands ～ in his pockets　两手深藏在口袋里

　It's a deep well.　这是口深井。
　They drilled a deep hole in the earth's crust.　他们在地壳上钻了个深洞。
　The wind blew the snow into deep drifts.　风把雪吹积成厚厚的雪堆。
　When I'm tired, I like to relax into a deep armchair.　我劳累时，喜欢舒舒服服地靠在高扶手椅子上休息一下。
　Don't go into deep water unless you can swim.　不会游泳就不要到深水中去。
　He took a deep breath.　他深深地吸了一口气。
　Draw in a deep breath and let it out slowly.　深吸一口气，再慢慢把它呼出来。
　Mother gave a deep sigh.　母亲深深地叹了口气。
　The sky was deep blue.　那时天空很蓝。
　The color was a deep red.　这颜色是深红的。
　Don't you love his deep, rich voice?　你难道不喜欢他的低沉、浑厚的嗓音吗?
　The singer's voice wasn't deep enough for the song; he had to force several low notes.　这位歌手的嗓音唱这支歌不够深沉，他只得硬憋出几个低音。
　She lost her heart to the man with the broad shoulders and deep voice.　她爱上了那位肩膀宽阔声音浑厚的男子。
　The company is in deep trouble again.　这家公司再度陷入严重的困境。
　In his deep sleep he let the book fall out of his hand.　他沉睡时书从手中掉了下来。
　She secretly held a deep resentment towards her employer.　她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。
　He lies in deep disgrace.　他处在极度的耻辱中。
　The young man nourished a deep affection for her.　这年轻小伙子对她怀有深深的爱意。
　She had a deep interest in it.　她对此兴趣极大。
　Deep feelings are hard to put into words.　深厚的感情难以言述。
　He felt a deep urge to write about them.　他迫切想写他们的事迹。
　Franklin had a deep conviction that we must learn to understand and to get on with our neighbours in this hemisphere.　富兰克林深信，我们一定要去了解本半球的邻居，并学会同他们友好相处。
　They made a deep study of the works.　他们深入研究了这部著作。
　A deep subject is one that is hard to understand.　深奥的问题是难以理解的。
　He understands the deep scientific principles of the thing.　他能理解事物深奥的科学原理。
　He has a deep mind and is a deep thinker.　他是个思想深刻的人。

　They sank the post one foot deep in the ground.　他们把这根柱子在地下埋了一英尺深。

　The river is not deep; we can walk through it.　这河不深，我们可以蹚水过去。
　The lake there is ten feet deep.　湖那儿有10英尺深。
　The well is very deep.　这口井非常深。
　The lake is not so deep as it was a hundred years ago.　这湖水比一百多年前浅了。
　The valley was deep and there was a stream at the bottom.　这山谷很深，底下有一条小溪。
　The wound is deep.　伤口很深。

　The situation is deep to us.　形势对我们来说是严峻的。
　He is deep in translation.　他在翻译方面有很深的造诣。
　He is deep in learning.　他在学习方面是很专心的。

　The water's quite deep enough to dive in.　这水够深的，可以跳水。

 ♣ deep cold　
　严寒　in severe cold
　The deep cold pinched his face.　他的脸冻得发痛。
　The deep cold pierced his clothes.　严寒穿透他的衣服。
　She was pressed by the hunger and deep cold.　她饥寒交迫。
　How long will the deep cold go on? 　这种严寒还得持续多久?
　The deep cold has frosted the windows.　严寒使窗子结满了霜。
 ♣ deep poverty　
　赤贫　be very poor
　Most of the people were ground down by the hunger and deep poverty.　大多数人受着饥饿和赤贫的折磨。
　Their deep poverty forced their children into stealing.　赤贫逼迫他们的孩子去行窃。
　He was frustrated by deep poverty.　他因赤贫而灰心丧气。
　How can we get away from deep poverty?　我们怎样才能摆脱赤贫呢?
　Crime and deep poverty still exist in big cities.　犯罪和赤贫在大城市里仍然存在。
　He was pinched with deep poverty in those days.　在那些日子里，他穷困不堪。
　The thief pleaded deep poverty.　那个贼以赤贫为托词。
 ♣ go off the deep end　
　勃然大怒；突然发脾气　lose one's temper suddenly and violently
　Tom went off the deep end when he heard the news.　汤姆听到这消息时勃然大怒。
　It's no good going off the deep end over trifles.　为小事而勃然大怒实在没好处。
　He became angry and completely went off the deep end.　他怒气冲天，大发雷霆。
　Hearing this sarcastic remark, he went off the deep end.　一听到挖苦的话，他就勃然大怒。

 ♣ deep, profound
　这两个词的共同意思是“深刻的”，都可以表示理论的深奥、学问的渊博及感情的深厚等。其区别在于：
1. deep可以用于具体事物，而profound则不能。例如：
　The river is ten meters deep.　这河有10米深。
2. deep可表示颜色之深，而profound则不可以。例如：
　He has deep brown eyes.　他有一双深棕色的眼睛。
3. profound是正式用语， deep为一般用语。例如：
　We all have profound admiration and respect for him.　我们都非常钦佩和尊敬他。

　工人们挖出一条深水沟。
　［误］ The workmen dug out a deeply channel for the water.
　［正］ The workmen dug out a deep channel for the water.
　金子是从很深的地下挖出来的。
　［误］ Gold is mined from deeply underground.
　［正］ Gold is mined from deep underground.
　［析］ deep用作形容词，修饰名词；而deeply只用作副词，不可修饰名词。

1. 深入地，深深地　 in a great depth; deeply
2. 到很晚　 far along in time; late

　dig ～　深挖
　drink ～　痛饮
　go ～ into a problem　深入研究某一问题
　go ～ into the jungle　走进丛林深处
　see ～ into the future　洞察未来
　talk ～ into the night　谈到深夜
　～ behind the frontier　深入国境线
　～ in 　… 深陷于
　～ in a map　查阅地图
　～ in a subject　在某一学科上有很深的造诣
　～ in debt　债台高筑
　～ in love with 　… 深爱着
　～ in the heart of　深入…的中心
　～ in the mountains　在深山中
　～ in the night　深夜
　～ in work　埋头工作

　He deep exposed himself to his parents' influence.　他深受他父母亲的影响。
　He is deep in debt.　他债台高筑。
　He frowned in deep thought.　他皱眉深思。
　She was deep in thought.　她在沉思。
　The sudden sound of the train whistle brought me to myself; I had not known how far I had been walking, deep in thought.　我陷入了沉思，不知道已经走了多远，火车突然发出的汽笛声使我清醒过来。
　He is deep in mud.　他深陷在泥中。
　Tom is deep in a book.　汤姆在专心读书。
　She is deep in love.　她深陷在情网中。
　Her advice is deep within my soul.　她的建议深入我心。
　Do not drink deep.　别多饮。
　Still waters run deep.　静水流深。
　Many moving stories of that time remain deep in people's hearts to this day.　那时许多感人肺腑的故事，至今深深地留在人们的记忆里。
　He went in deep with his studies.　他研究得很深。
　She was buried deep.　她被埋得很深。
　The corpse was buried deep in the ground.　尸首深埋在土中。
　Minerals are often found deep in the ground.　矿物往往埋藏在地层深处。

 ♣ deep down　
　事实上　in fact
　He is only a boy deep down.　他实际上还是个孩子。
　I used to think that this sweet tropical fruit grew on a bush, but later learned that it grows in the ground deep down.　我原以为这种甘美的热带水果长在矮树上，后来才知道，它实际是长在地里的。
　Deep down they hope to kill two birds with one stone.　他们实际上是想一举两得。
 ♣ deep into　
　深入地　in a great depth
　The harpoon drove deep into the body of the whale.　渔叉深深地扎进鲸鱼体内。
　The knife cut deep into his arm.　这刀深深割入他的手臂。
　Their fists were clenched so tightly that their nails dug deep into their palms.　他们紧握着拳头，指甲深深地陷入了手心。
　We went deep into the jungle.　我们走进丛林深处。
　His advice sank deep into my mind.　他的劝告深入我脑海。
　He claimed he could see deep into the future.　他声称能洞察未来。
　We were going deep into a problem.　我们正深入研究一个问题。
　We talked deep into the night.　我们谈至深夜。
　He always studies deep into the night.　他总是学习到深夜。
　The meeting continued deep into the night.　会议一直开到深夜。
 ♣ drink deep of
1. 大量喝下（某种液体） swallow a large quantity of (liquid)
　After such a long thirsty journey, the travellers drank deep of the fresh spring.　经过使人口渴的长途旅行后，旅客们痛饮清凉的泉水。
2. 大量吸收某物 take in a lot of sth
　Drink deep of the wisdom of experienced people.　要尽力吸收有阅历人的知识。
 ♣ knee deep　
　深深地陷入　into a great depth
　Every girl in Atlanta was knee deep in men, even the plainest girls were carrying on like belles.　亚特兰大的女孩子个个都有许多男人追求，就连最不出色的也像美人一样被男人紧紧缠住。

 ♣ deep, deeply
　这两个副词的共同意思是“深”。其区别在于：
1. deep作“深深地”解，常用来修饰具体的或有形的动作或动作意义很强的分词；而deeply作“深入地”“深刻地”解，通常用于引申的场合或比喻的意义，起增强语气的作用。例如：
　We went deep into the jungle.　我们走进丛林深处。
　I deeply regret your misfortune.　对你的不幸我深表遗憾。
2. 修饰形容词时习惯用deeply，不能用deep. 例如：
　I'm deeply sorry for what has happened.　我对发生的事情深感遗憾。
3. 形容静止状态时只能用deep，不能用deeply. 例如：
　The ship sank deep into the sea.　这船深沉海底。
4. deep可作主语补足语；而deeply一般只充当状语。
5. deep须位于动词之后，而deeply可用于动词之后，也可位于动词之前。
 ♣ in deep waters, deep in the water
　两者的意思并不相同：前者的意思是“在困境中”；而后者的意思（船）吃水深。例如：
　He's been in deep waters ever since he got fired from his job.　他被解雇后一直处在困境之中。
　The ship is deep in the water.　这只船吃水很深。

　听到那消息时，我们大家都很感动。
　［误］ We were all deep moved when we heard the news.
　［正］ We were all deeply moved when we heard the news.
　我们非常感谢你的支持帮助。
　［误］ We are deep grateful for your support.
　［正］ We are deeply grateful for your support.
　［析］ 修饰形容词时只能用deeply，不能用deep.

1. S 深处　depth
2. S 海洋　 the sea

　deep　用作名词时意思是“深处”，经常与定冠词the连用，引申可表示“海洋”。

　abound in the ～　盛产于深海
　cast into the ～　抛至深处
　conceal in the ～　隐蔽在深处
　draw into the ～　拖入深处
　fill ～　注满深处
　gaze at ～　凝视深处
　hide in ～　躲藏在深处
　lower to ～　降至深处
　pierce ～　突破深处
　pursue through ～　追击通过〔穿越〕深处，继续向纵深发展
　recede into the ～　退到球场边线处，向纵深退缩
　thunder in ～　震耳欲聋，震怒异常
　venture from ～　冒极大的危险
　the ocean ～　大洋深处
　have a dip in the ～　洗一个海水浴
　hide it in the ～ of his heart　把它埋藏在他的内心深处
　in ～　卷入很深，卷入而无法摆脱
　in the ～ of night〔winter〕 　在深夜〔隆冬〕
　predominance on the ～　海上优势
　within the ～ of one's soul　在灵魂深处
　wonders of the ～　海的奇迹

　It was a wonder of the deep.　这是海的奇迹。
　They are having a dip in the deep.　他们在洗海水浴。
　The deep has been gaining on the east coast of England for many years.　多年来海洋不断侵蚀英格兰的东海岸。
　The deep is gaining on the land along the coast.　大海侵蚀着沿岸的陆地。
　The deep is going down.　大海变得平静。
　The deep has been eating away at this cliff for centuries.　千百年来海水一直在侵蚀着这悬崖峭壁。
　He lost his way in the deep of the forest.　他在森林深处迷了路。
　George began borrowing small sums of money to bet on horses, and before he knew it he was in deep.　乔治开始借少量的钱去赌赛马，后来不知不觉地就债台高筑，不能自拔。

　［同义词］ adj. absorbed, bottomless, profound, serious n. ocean, seas
　［反义词］ adj. open, shallow
　［词源］中古英语dep<古英语deop（深的，深刻的，深 切的，深厚的，深深地）