
shallow
词源
源自中古英语 schalowe,与古英语 sceald(浅的)有关,可能源自原始日耳曼语 *skalwaz。
adjective
❶ 形容物体或水域深度较浅,通常指水面到水底的距离很短,容易触到底部。
“The river is shallow here, so we can walk across.”
(这里的河水很浅,我们可以走过去。)
“The kids played in the shallow end of the pool.”
(孩子们在游泳池的浅水区玩耍。)
❶ 形容思想、感情或知识缺乏深度,显得肤浅或表面化。
“He has a shallow understanding of complex issues.”
(他对复杂问题的理解很肤浅。)
“Their conversation was shallow and meaningless.”
(他们的谈话肤浅且毫无意义。)
verb
❶ 使变浅,指减少某物的深度或使水域变得更浅。
“The drought shallowed the lake significantly.”
(干旱使湖水明显变浅了。)
“They shallowed the pond to make it safer for children.”
(他们把池塘挖浅,让孩子们更安全。)
常见短语
shallow breathing — 指呼吸短促而浅,通常由于紧张、焦虑或身体不适引起。
“After running, she was taking shallow breaths.”
(跑步后,她的呼吸变得短促。)
shallow copy — 在计算机编程中,指仅复制对象的最外层结构,而不复制嵌套的内部对象。
“A shallow copy of the array won't duplicate the nested objects.”
(数组的浅拷贝不会复制嵌套的对象。)