首页英语词典deependeepen英英释意

deepen

英 ['diːp(ə)n] 美['dipən]
  • vt. 使加深;使强烈;使低沉
  • vi. 变深;变低沉

英英释意


1. make more intense, stronger, or more marked;
"The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"
"Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"
"This event only deepened my convictions"
2. become more intense;
"The debate intensified"
"His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
3. make deeper;
"They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"
4. become deeper in tone;
"His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"
"Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"