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very; very much 很；非常；极其 She is deeply religious. 她非常虔诚。 His art was deeply personal. 他的艺术极具个性。 This is a deeply disturbing film. 这是一部令人深感不安的电影。 a deeply unpopular decision 非常不受欢迎的决定 I deeply regret my error. 我对我的错误深感遗憾。 Farmers care deeply for their land. 农民非常关心他们的土地。 We are deeply grateful for your support. 我们深深地感谢你的支持。 Memories of the war are deeply rooted in people's minds. 人们对战争的记忆根深蒂固。 deeply held beliefs/convictions/views 坚定不移的信仰／信念／观点
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used with some verbs to show that something is done in a very complete way （与某些动词连用）深刻地，强烈地，深沉地 to breathe/inhale deeply (= filling your lungs with air) 深呼吸/吸气 Leila sighed deeply and said, ‘I know’. 莱拉深深叹了口气，说:“我知道”。 We need to think deeply about these questions. 我们需要深入思考这些问题。
Extra ExamplesSomebody needs to delve deeply into this topic. 有人需要深入研究这个话题。 Zachary handed her the mug and she drank deeply. 扎卡里递给她杯子，她深深地喝了下去。 Take a full breath in, then exhale deeply. 深呼吸，然后深呼吸。
to a depth that is quite a long way from the surface of something 至深处 to drill deeply into the wood （钻头）往木头深处钻
Which Word? deep / deeplydeep / deeply
- The adverbs deep and deeply can both mean ‘a long way down or into something’. Deep can only mean this and is more common than deeply in this sense. It is usually followed by a word like into or below:
副词 deep 和 deeply 均含由上到下或从外到里距离大的意思。deep 只含此义，而且用于此义时较 deeply 常用，其后通常接 into 或 below： We decided to go deeper into the jungle. 我们决定继续深入丛林。
- Deeply usually means ‘very much’:
deeply 常含非常之义： deeply in love 深爱 deeply shocked. 大为震惊
表示人的本性、心地可用 deep down（但不能用 deeply）： She can seem stern, but deep down she’s a very kind person. 她看上去可能严厉，其实心地非常善良。 - She can seem stern, but deeply she’s a very kind person.