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shallow adj.浅的,浅薄的 Shallow likely comes from the Old English word sceald, which means "shoal," the water near a shoreline. So, shallow describes something that is close to the surface — like the shallow roots of a newly-planted tree or a person whose interest in someone or something isn't very deep. For instance, a shallow person might go to the opening of a new art exhibition not so much to see the artworks as meet the wealthy people on the museum's board of trustees. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]浅的 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...将牛奶倒入一个浅盘里。The water is quite shallow for some distance.这片水域有一段相当浅。...the remains of a young woman found in a shallow grave.在一个很浅的墓里发现的一具年轻女子的遗体2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](指人、作品、思想)肤浅的，浅薄的 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...我认为他肤浅、自负、不可靠。The evening news is often criticized for being shallow.晚间新闻常因其内容肤浅而受到批评。shallowness...intellectual shallowness.知识的浅薄3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](呼吸)浅的，微弱的 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.她开始听见自己急促、微弱的呼吸。shallowlyHe was breathing, quickly and shallowly.他快速、短促地呼吸着。

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['ʃæləu] The adjective shallow can describe things that aren't very deep, like a shallow puddle, or people who don't have much emotional or intellectual depth, like shallow people who judge others on their looks and how much money they have. ★★☆☆☆

英语单词	shallow
英美音标	['ʃæləu]
中文释义	adj.浅的,浅薄的
vocabulary简明	The adjective shallow can describe things that aren't very deep, like a shallow puddle, or people who don't have much emotional or intellectual depth, like shallow people who judge others on their looks and how much money they have.
vocabulary扩展	Shallow likely comes from the Old English word sceald, which means "shoal," the water near a shoreline. So, shallow describes something that is close to the surface — like the shallow roots of a newly-planted tree or a person whose interest in someone or something isn't very deep. For instance, a shallow person might go to the opening of a new art exhibition not so much to see the artworks as meet the wealthy people on the museum's board of trustees.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]浅的 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... 将牛奶倒入一个浅盘里。 The water is quite shallow for some distance. 这片水域有一段相当浅。 ...the remains of a young woman found in a shallow grave. 在一个很浅的墓里发现的一具年轻女子的遗体 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](指人、作品、思想)肤浅的，浅薄的 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... 我认为他肤浅、自负、不可靠。 The evening news is often criticized for being shallow. 晚间新闻常因其内容肤浅而受到批评。 shallowness ...intellectual shallowness. 知识的浅薄 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](呼吸)浅的，微弱的 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. 她开始听见自己急促、微弱的呼吸。 shallowly He was breathing, quickly and shallowly. 他快速、短促地呼吸着。

Shallow People Water Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Describe ʃæləu Adj.浅的,浅薄的