shallow
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ A shallow container, hole, or area of water measures only a short distance from the top to the bottom. 淺的
Put the milk in a shallow dish. 把牛奶倒進一個淺盤里。
2. ADJ If you describe a person, piece of work, or idea as shallow, you disapprove of them because they do not show or involve any serious or careful thought. (人、作品、主意等) 淺薄的[表不滿]
I think he is shallow, vain and untrustworthy. 我認為他淺薄、虛榮、不可信。
3. ADJ If your breathing is shallow, you take only a very small amount of air into your lungs at each breath. (呼吸) 淺的
She began to hear her own taut, shallow breathing. 她開始聽到自己緊張、短促的呼吸。
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shallow /???l??/ (shallower,shallowest)
劍橋詞典
- The kids were splashing about in the shallow end of the swimming pool .
- Several different species of fish inhabit these shallow waters .
- We waded through a shallow river .
- The water was shallow so the kids were perfectly safe .
- In the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, oil rigs attract shoals of fish .
shallow adjective (NOT DEEP)
having only a short distance from the top to the bottom淺的，不深的
The stream was fairly shallow so we were able to walk across it. 小溪很淺，所以我們可以趟水過去。
She told her children to stay in the shallow end (of the swimming pool ). 她叫孩子們留在（游泳池的）淺水區(qū)。
Fry the onions in a shallow pan . 用淺平底鍋把洋蔥煎一下。
These beech trees have shallow roots (= roots which do not go very deep into the ground ). 這些山毛櫸的根不深。
?shallow breathing
breathing in which you only take a small amount of air into your lungs with each breath
淺呼吸
例句
shallow adjective (NOT SERIOUS)
C2 disapprovingnot showing serious or careful thought
膚淺的，淺薄的
I thought the film was pretty shallow. 我認為這部電影很膚淺。
He's physically attractive , but shallow. 他外表吸引人，但是內心膚淺。 返回 shallow