deepen
verbWord Family
- deep adjective adverb
- deeply adverb
- deepen verb
- depth noun
- [intransitive, transitive] deepen (something) (into something)
if an emotion or a feeling deepens, or if something deepens it, it becomes stronger (使情感、感覺等)加強,變強烈 - [intransitive, transitive] deepen (something)
to become worse; to make something worse (使)變糟,惡化,嚴重 Warships were sent in as the crisis deepened. 危機加重時軍艦便奉命來到現場。 a deepening economic recession 越來越嚴重的經濟衰退
- [intransitive, transitive]
to become deeper; to make something deeper (使)變深;加深 - [transitive] deepen something
to improve your knowledge or understanding of something 增長(知識);加深(理解) an opportunity for students to deepen their understanding of different cultures 學生加深理解不同文化的機會
- [intransitive, transitive] deepen (something)
if colour or light deepens or if something deepens it, it becomes darker (使色澤、光線等)變濃;(使)變昏暗 deepening shadows 越來越暗的陰影
- [intransitive, transitive] deepen (something) (to something)
if a sound or voice deepens or if you deepen it, it becomes lower or you make it lower (使聲音)變低沉 - [intransitive]
if your breathing deepens, you breathe more deeply than usual 深(呼吸);喘(大氣)