deepen
['di:.pən] verb
DOWN 下沉
intransitive or transitive
■to make something deeper, or to become deeper 加深；（使）变深•One way of preventing further flooding would be to deepen the river bed.防止洪水再次泛滥的一个办法是深挖河床。 •The sea bed deepens here to 5000 metres.此处的海床变深至5000米。
['di:.pən] verb
STRONGLY FELT 感受强烈
intransitive or transitive
■to become more strongly felt or experienced, or to make something this way （使）感受更强烈；（使）深入，（使）加深•Over the years, her love for him deepened.这些年来，她对他的爱更深了。 •The economic crisis is deepening.经济危机正在加重。 •We must try not to deepen (= make more strongly felt) existing splits within the party.我们必须努力避免党内出现的各种分歧进一步扩大。
['di:.pən] verb
COMPLICATED 难懂
intransitive or transitive
■to make something increase or become more serious 使加深；使加重，恶化•It certainly helped to deepen my understanding of the situation.它当然有助于加深我对整个情况的理解。
['di:.pən] verb
LOW 低
intransitive
■to become lower 变低沉•Boys' voices deepen in their early to mid-teens.男孩子十岁出头到十五六岁之间嗓音会变得低沉起来。
['di:.pən] verb
DARK 黑暗
intransitive
■to become darker 变暗•The shadows deepened as the evening drew on.天色渐晚，越来越暗。 |