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单词 shallow
释义 shal·low
I. \ˈsha(ˌ)lō, -_lə; -_ləw, -_lō+V\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English schalowe; probably akin to Old English sceald shallow, Greek skellein to dry up — more at skeleton
1.
 a. : having little depth : not deep
  < shallow water >
  < a shallow dish >
  < shallow wells >
  < a shallow grave >
  < shallow valleys >
 b. of soil : forming a thin layer over rock
 c. : departing from the horizontal by only a few degrees — used of an airplane dive, glide, or climb
2.
 a. : having little extension inward or backward
  < the broad flight of shallow steps — Charles Dickens >
  < office buildings have taken the form of shallow slabs — Lewis Mumford >
  < a shallow bridgehead had been established — P.W.Thompson >
 b. of a lens : slightly convex or concave
3.
 a. : not penetrating farther than the easily or quickly apprehended : markedly obvious or apparent
  < will not bare my soul to their shallow prying eyes — Oscar Wilde >
  < his short book is repetitious, untidy in form, shallow in characterization — Charles Lee >
  < offhand sayings, flippant judgments, and shallow generalizations — J.H.Newman >
 b. : lacking in depth of knowledge, thought, or feeling : superficial
  < the general rule that specialists must be narrow and generalists shallow — W.B.Fagg >
  < a shallow demagogue who incited the mob — V.L.Parrington >
4. of musical tone : lacking resonance : thin
5. of breathing : displacing comparatively little air : weak
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
: to make shallow
 < the slow current of the silt-laden water shallowed the canal — E.L.Sabin >
intransitive verb
: to become shallow
 < the creek gully shallowed and widened — H.L.Davis >
III. noun
(-s)
1. : a shallow place or area in a body of water — usually used in plural but sometimes sing. in constr.
 < wading in the rocky shallows of the river — Marcia Davenport >
 < the sloop … skimming a clear glass-green shallows — Nelson Hayes >
2. : a low-crowned hat worn by men in the late 18th and early 19th centuries
3. Britain : a basket, tray, or cart used by street peddlers
IV. adverb
: to or at a slight depth
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