knee-deep

knee-deep

(nē′dēp′)adj.1. Reaching as high as the knees: knee-deep floodwaters.2. Submerged to the knees: was knee-deep in mud.3. Deeply occupied or involved: is knee-deep in work.

knee-deep

adj 1. so deep as to reach or cover the knees: knee-deep mud. 2. a. sunk or covered to the knees: knee-deep in sand. b. immersed; deeply involved: knee-deep in work.

knee′-deep′

adj. 1. reaching the knees: knee-deep mud. 2. submerged or covered up to the knees: knee-deep in water. 3. deeply embroiled; enmeshed; involved: knee-deep in trouble. [1525–35]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	knee-deep - coming only to the ankle or knee ankle-deepshallow - lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center; "shallow water"; "a shallow dish"; "a shallow cut"; "a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"; "hit the ball to shallow left field"
Adv.	1.	knee-deep - up to the knees; "we were standing knee-deep in the water"knee-high

Translations

knee

(niː) noun1. the joint at the bend of the leg. He fell and cut his knee; The child sat on her father's knee; She was on her knees weeding the garden; He fell on his knees and begged for mercy. 膝 膝2. the part of an article of clothing covering this joint. He has a hole in the knee of his trousers. (褲裙的)及膝部份 膝部ˈkneecap noun the flat, round bone on the front of the knee joint. 膝蓋骨 膝盖骨ˌknee-ˈdeep adjective reaching up to, or covered up to, one's knees. knee-deep water; He is knee-deep in water. 深度及膝的 齐膝深的