单词 | shallow |
释义 | shallow —shallowly, adv. —shallowness, n. /shal"oh/, adj., shallower, shallowest, n., adv., v. adj. 1. of little depth; not deep: shallow water. 2. lacking depth; superficial: a mind that is not narrow but shallow. 3. taking in a relatively small amount of air in each inhalation: shallow breathing. 4. Baseball. relatively close to home plate: The shortstop caught the pop fly in shallow left field. n. 5. Usually, shallows. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a shallow part of a body of water; shoal. adv. 6. Baseball. at a shallow position: With the pitcher up, the outfielders played shallow. v.t. , v.i. 7. to make or become shallow. [1350-1400; ME schalowe (adj.); akin to OE sceald shallow (see SHOAL1)] |
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