•His mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him.他六岁时母亲的过世对他的影响很大。

•The invention of the contraceptive pill brought about profound changes in the lives of women.避孕药的发明为女性的生活带来了重大变化。

•Those two lines of poetry express perfectly the profound sadness of loss.那两行诗贴切表达了失去亲人的深切悲痛。

•My grandfather has a profound mistrust of anything new or foreign.我祖父对任何新生或外来事物有一种根深柢固的不信任。

•There was a note of profound irritation in his voice.他的语气中带有强烈恼怒。

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•profound truths/wisdom深奥的真理／博大的智慧

•The review that I read said that it was 'a thoughtful and profound film'.我看过的评论说它是一部“有创意、有深度的电影”。

•"Dying is easy - it's living that's the problem." "That was very profound of you, Steven."“死很容易——活下去才是难题。”“史蒂文，你的话真深奥！”