deep
[dip]
a. 深

ad. 深

n. 深渊, 深

[] 深

1. The ship sank deep into the sea.
   船深深沉海底。
2. The deer escaped to the deep forest.
   那鹿逃丛深。
3. The grass was ankle-deep.
   草深至脚踝.

deep
[ noun ]

1. the central and most intense or profound part

<noun.time>
in the deep of night
in the deep of winter

2. a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

<noun.object>

3. literary term for an ocean

<noun.object>
denizens of the deep

[ adj ]

1. relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

<adj.all>
a deep breath
a deep sigh
deep concentration
deep emotion
a deep trance
in a deep sleep

2. having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination

<adj.all>
a deep well
a deep dive
deep water
a deep casserole
a deep gash
deep massage
deep pressure receptors in muscles
deep shelves
a deep closet
surrounded by a deep yard
hit the ball to deep center field
in deep space
waist-deep

[ adv ]

1. to a great depth;far down

<adv.all>
dived deeply
dug deep

2. to an advanced time

<adv.all>
deep into the night
talked late into the evening

3. to a great distance

<adv.all>
penetrated deep into enemy territory
went deep into the woods

[ adj ]

1. marked by depth of thinking

<adj.all>
deep thoughts
a deep allegory

2. very distant in time or space

<adj.all>
deep in the past
deep in enemy territory
deep in the woods
a deep space probe

3. extreme

<adj.all>
in deep trouble
deep happiness

4. having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range

<adj.all>
a deep voice
a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice
a bass clarinet

5. strong; intense

<adj.all>
deep purple
a rich red

6. relatively thick from top to bottom

<adj.all>
deep carpets
deep snow

7. extending relatively far inward

<adj.all>
a deep border

8. (of darkness) very intense

<adj.all>
thick night
thick darkness
a face in deep shadow
deep night

9. large in quantity or size

<adj.all>
deep cuts in the budget

10. with head or back bent low

<adj.all>
a deep bow

11. of an obscure nature

<adj.all>
the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms
a deep dark secret
the inscrutable workings of Providence
in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life
rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands

12. difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

<adj.all>
the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them
a deep metaphysical theory
some recondite problem in historiography

13. exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy

<adj.all>
deep political machinations
a deep plot

Deep \Deep\ (d[=e]p), a. [Compar. {Deeper} (d[=e]p"[~e]r);
superl. {Deepest} (d[=e]p"[e^]st).] [OE. dep, deop, AS.
de['o]p; akin to D. diep, G. tief, Icel. dj[=u]pr, Sw. diup,
Dan. dyb, Goth. diups; fr. the root of E. dip, dive. See
{Dip}, {Dive}.]
1. Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular
dimension (measured from the surface downward, and
distinguished from high, which is measured upward); far to
the bottom; having a certain depth; as, a deep sea.

The water where the brook is deep. --Shak.

2. Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great
horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or
nearer part, mouth, etc.); as, a deep cave or recess or
wound; a gallery ten seats deep; a company of soldiers six
files deep.

Shadowing squadrons deep. --Milton.

Safely in harbor
Is the king's ship in the deep nook. --Shak.

3. Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as,
a deep valley.

4. Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; -- opposed to
{shallow} or {superficial}; intricate; mysterious; not
obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot.

Speculations high or deep. --Milton.

A question deep almost as the mystery of life. --De
Quincey.

O Lord, . . . thy thoughts are very deep. --Ps.
xcii. 5.

5. Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial;
thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.

Deep clerks she dumbs. --Shak.

6. Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy;
heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep
horror. ``Deep despair.'' --Milton. ``Deep silence.''
--Milton. ``Deep sleep.'' --Gen. ii. 21. ``Deeper
darkness.'' --Hoole. ``Their deep poverty.'' --2 Cor.
viii. 2.

An attitude of deep respect. --Motley.

7. Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as,
deep blue or crimson.

8. Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy.
``The deep thunder.'' --Byron.

The bass of heaven's deep organ. --Milton.

9. Muddy; boggy; sandy; -- said of roads. --Chaucer.

The ways in that vale were very deep. --Clarendon.

{A deep line of operations} (Military), a long line.

{Deep mourning} (Costume), mourning complete and strongly
marked, the garments being not only all black, but also
composed of lusterless materials and of such fashion as is
identified with mourning garments.


Deep \Deep\, n.
1. That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or
ocean; an abyss; a great depth.

Courage from the deeps of knowledge springs.
--Cowley.

The hollow deep of hell resounded. --Milton.

Blue Neptune storms, the bellowing deeps resound.
--Pope.

2. That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or
incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss.

Thy judgments are a great deep. --Ps. xxxvi.
6.

{Deep of night}, the most quiet or profound part of night;
dead of night.

The deep of night is crept upon our talk. --Shak.


Deep \Deep\, adv.
To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply.

Deep-versed in books, and shallow in himself. --Milton.

Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. --Pope.

Note: Deep, in its usual adverbial senses, is often prefixed
to an adjective; as, deep-chested, deep-cut,
deep-seated, deep-toned, deep-voiced, ``deep-uddered
kine.''