shallow 是什么意思？shallow 的含义 - 柯林高阶英语学习词典 - 在线工具

Word forms: comparative shallower , superlative shallowest

1. adjective

A shallow container, hole, or area of water measures only a short distance from the top to the bottom.

Put the milk in a shallow dish.

The water is quite shallow for some distance.

...the remains of a young woman found in a shallow grave.

2. adjective

If you describe a person, piece of work, or idea as shallow, you disapprove of them because they do not show or involve any serious or careful thought.

[disapproval]

I think he is shallow, vain and untrustworthy.

The evening news is often criticized for being shallow.

Synonyms: superficial, surface, empty, slight More Synonyms of shallow

shallowness uncountable noun

...intellectual shallowness.

3. adjective

If your breathing is shallow, you take only a very small amount of air into your lungs at each breath.

She began to hear her own taut, shallow breathing.

shallowly graded adverb [ADVERB with verb]

He was breathing, quickly and shallowly.

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