deepen

英 [ˈdiːpən]

美 [ˈdiːpən]

v.  (使情感、感觉等)加强，变强烈; (使)变糟，恶化，严重; (使)变深; 加深

过去式：deepened　过去分词：deepened　第三人称单数：deepens　现在分词：deepening　

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Collins.2 / BNC.6881 / COCA.6730

牛津词典

verb

• （使情感、感觉等）加强，变强烈
  if an emotion or a feeling deepens , or if sth deepens it, it becomes stronger
  1. Their friendship soon deepened into love.
     他们的友谊很快发展成为爱情。
• （使）变糟，恶化，严重
  to become worse; to make sth worse
  1. Warships were sent in as the crisis deepened.
     危机加重时舰艇便奉命来到现场。
  2. a deepening economic recession
     越来越严重的经济衰退
• （使）变深；加深
  to become deeper; to make sth deeper
  1. The water deepened gradually.
     水渐渐变深了。
  2. His frown deepened.
     他的眉头皱得更紧了。
  3. There were plans to deepen a stretch of the river.
     曾经有过加深一段河道的计划。
• 增长（知识）；加深（理解）
  to improve your knowledge or understanding of sth
  1. an opportunity for students to deepen their understanding of different cultures
     学生加深理解不同文化的机会
• （使色泽等）变浓；（使）变昏暗
  if colour or light deepens or if sth deepens it, it becomes darker
  1. deepening shadows
     越来越暗的阴影
• （使声音）变低沉
  if a sound or voice deepens or if you deepen it, it becomes lower or you make it lower
  1. His voice deepened to a growl.
     他的声音变成了低沉的怒吼。
• 深（呼吸）；喘（大气）
  if your breathing deepens , you breathe more deeply than usual

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)变强烈(或紧张);(使)加剧
  If a situation or emotiondeepensor if somethingdeepensit, it becomes stronger and more intense.
  1. If this is not stopped, the financial crisis will deepen...
     如果不对其加以阻止，财政危机将会加剧。
  2. If anything, Sloan's uneasiness deepened...
     如果说有什么不一样的话，那就是斯隆变得越来越不安了。
  3. Surviving tough times can really deepen your relationship.
     共度患难能够切实地加深你们之间的关系。
• VERB 加深，深化，增进（知识或理解）
  If youdeepenyour knowledge or understanding of a subject, you learn more about it and become more interested in it.
  1. He did not get a chance to deepen his knowledge of Poland.
     他没有机会更深入地了解波兰。
• V-ERG （使）(光线或颜色)变暗;（使）变深
  When light or a colourdeepensoris deepened, it becomes darker.
  1. Dusk was deepening as they drove back to the lights of Shillingham...
     他们驱车返回华灯初上的希灵汉姆时，暮色渐浓。
  2. This spice is used particularly in poultry feed to deepen the colour of egg yolks.
     这种香料尤用于家禽的饲料中，以加深蛋黄的颜色。
• V-ERG （使）(声音)变低沉
  When a sounddeepensoris deepened, it becomes lower in tone.
  1. Her voice has deepened and coarsened with the years...
     她的声音随着岁月流逝变得低沉而沙哑。
  2. The music room had been made to reflect and deepen sounds.
     这间音乐室经过特殊设计处理，能够反射声音，使声音变得低沉厚重。
• V-ERG (呼吸)变深长;加深(呼吸)
  When your breathingdeepens, or youdeepenit, you take more air into your lungs when you breathe.
  1. He heard her breathing deepen...
     他听到她的呼吸变深了。
  2. When you are ready to finish the exercise, gradually deepen your breathing.
     准备结束练习时，要慢慢地深呼吸。
• VERB 挖深
  If peopledeepensomething, they increase its depth by digging out its lower surface.
  1. ...a major project to deepen the channel...
     挖深水道的重大工程
  2. The tunnels have been widened and deepened.
     各条隧道都已拓宽加深。
• VERB (河流、海洋等)变深
  Something such as a river or a seadeepenswhere the bottom begins to slope downwards.
  1. As we drew nearer to it the water gradually deepened.
     我们靠近它时，水渐渐深了起来。

英英释义

verb

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

双语例句

• We will further deepen and broaden opening-up.
  我们要进一步拓展对外开放的深度和广度。
• Other commercial and policy banks must also deepen their reform.
  其他商业银行和政策性银行也要深化改革。
• He heard her breathing deepen
  他听到她的呼吸变深了。
• Her voice has deepened and coarsened with the years
  随着岁月的流逝，她的声音变得低沉粗鲁起来。
• We will continue to deepen economic reform.
  我们要继续深化经济体制改革。
• Surviving tough times can really deepen your relationship.
  共度患难能够切实地加深你们之间的关系。
• Our challenge today is to broaden and deepen our bilateral, regional, and global cooperation.
  目前我们面临的挑战是扩大和加深两国的双边、地区和全球合作。
• Her wrinkles deepen with age.
  她的皱纹随着年龄增长而加深。
• I want to explore ways in which we can expand and deepen our trade cooperation still further.
  我想探讨进一步扩大和深化我们贸易合作的方式。
• Dusk was deepening as they drove back to the lights of Shillingham
  他们驱车返回华灯初上的希灵汉姆时，暮色渐浓。