to become deeper; to
make sth deeper ( ^ ffi.;
: [V] The water deepened gradually.
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His frown deepened.
ftk(ftlBA^i#IiM7o 0 [VN1 There were plans to deepen
a stretch of the river,
4 [VN] to improve your knowledge or understanding of
sth i#-& ( £p-iR ) ; jjp?^ ( Ji ffi ) : an
opportunity for students to deepen their understanding of different cultures
^ £ in U M H X 0 X it ^ tfl ^ 5 [V,
VN] if colour or light deepens or if sth deepens it, it becomes darker ( fj£4 ) 35'$; ( ) 35 IF
Bf: deepening shadows 6 if a sound or
voice deepens or if you
deepen it, it becomes lower or you make it lower ( r # ) 35 : [V]
His voice
deepened to a
growl. ftk^;if#^J$7iBjftt#J0l1fL
[also VN] 7 [V] if your breathing deepens, you breathe more deeply than usual U
( ( XH )
.deep ‘freeze (BrE) (US Deep-freeze™ .deep ’freezer) noun =
FREEZER
,deep-‘frozen
adj. preserved at an extremely low temperature
,deep-‘fry
verb [VN] [usuaPy passive] to cook
food in oil that covers it completely ffo
: deep-fried chicken pieces
1
very; very
much iH; She
is deeply religious. 0 They
were deeply disturbed by the
accident. 0 Opinion is deeply
divided on this issue. if & ^ 0 IS (ft ;§:
some verbs to show
that sth is done in a very complete
way () mm, mm,
mum-, to
breathe/sigh/exhale deeply (=
using all of the air in your lungs) UBf ; t^itkHOl; fcfcitknf Ho sleep deeply (= in a way that makes
it difficult for you to wake up) g§ ❖ to think deeply (= about all the aspects of
sth) ifi,® 3 to a depth that is quite a long way from the surface of sth to drill deeply into
the wood (o note at deep .deep-1 rooted,,deep-1
seated adj. [usually before noun] (of feelings and
beliefs $ 1# fP fg fp) very
fixed and strong; difficult to change or to destroy 0 (ft; ®
^ W: a deep-rooted desire £>[ (ft JS 0 The country’s political divisions are
deep-seated. j&7ill^(ft
‘deep-sea (also less frequent ‘deep-water) adj. [only before noun] of or in the deeper
parts of the sea MM (ft : a deep-sea diver 'W W Wl 7 f. In
o deep-sea fishing/ diving / ?f7jc
.deep-1 set adj. (formal) eyes
that are deep-set seem to be quite far back in a person’s face ( HU if ) M
P6 (ft ,deep-‘six verb [VN]
[usually passive] (NAmE, informal) to
decide not to do or use sth that you had planned to do or use M ff; H; ^: Plans to
build a new mall
were
deep-sixed after protests from local residents.
the
.Deep ‘South noun [sing.]
the southern states of the US, especially Georgia,
‘deep structure (also ‘D-structure) noun (grammar $) the
basic relationships between the different parts of a sentence, which show how
we think when we are using language —compare
surface struc
ture
.deep vein throm bosis noun [u, c] (abbr. DVT) (medical E) a serious
condition caused by a blood clot (=
a thick mass of blood) forming in a vein ]fM£
Passengers on long-haul flights are being warned about
the risks of deep vein thrombosis. i£jiiM$£-fr(ft^l WfBjidiiiiiifto deer /dia(r);
NAmE dir/ noun (pi. deer)
an animal with long legs, that eats grass, leaves, etc. and can run
fast. Most male deer have antlers (- horns
shaped like
branches). There are many
types of deer. Jg: a herd of deer -^lo a deer park ff&k
— see also doe, fallow
DEER, FAWN, RED DEER, REINDEER, ROE DEER, STAG
deer-hound /’diahaund;
NAmE ’dir-/ noun a large dog with rough
hair, similar to a greyhound
H3g(ftfi€A:$ )
deerstalker /’diastoikafc); NAmE ’dirs-/
noun a cap with two peaks,
one in front and one behind, and two pieces of cloth which are usually tied
together on top but can be folded down to cover the ears ill ( m’X
def /def/ adj.
(slang) excellent (ft; id # (ft: a def band
de-face /di’feis/
verb [VN] to damage the appearance of sth especially by drawing or
writing on it ©135• •• (ftlf ( SL^f
) ► de face ment noun [U]
de facto /.dei ’faektau; NAmE -tonI adj. [usually before noun] (from
Latin, formal) existing as a fact although it may not be legally
accepted as existing % P7 ± ^
fE (ft ( X
— 'n fk ) : The general took de facto control of the country. ► de facto
adv.: He continued to rule the
country de facto. ^
±, 0
— compare de jure
defae-cate,
defae-ca-tion (BrE) = defecate, defecation
def-am-ation /.defa’meijn/
noun [U, C] (formal) the act of damaging sb’s reputation by
saying or writing bad or false things about them MM : The
company sued
for defamation. ?f] 0^IiJ0$|
de fama tory /di’faematri;
NAmE -to:ri/ adj. (formal) (of speech or writing i5£i$^;3t$)
intended to harm sb by saying or writing bad or false things about them ® M
de-fame /di'feim/
verb [VN] (formal) to harm sb by saying or writing bad or false
things about them ®Jg; #ijg;
default /di'fb :lt; 'di:-/ noun, verb
» noun 1 [U, C] failure
to do sth that must be done by law, especially paying a debt Xfm ) ; The
company is in
default on the loan. 0
Mortgage defaults have risen in the last year.
2 [U, C, usually sing.] (especially
computing if) what happens or appears if you do not make any other
choice or change i^iA; fk/k {S; M S it: The default option is to save
your work every five minutes. IKiAi&SAl 0
On
this screen, 256
colours is the default. jE -7 & tk M fk 256 ITTm by
de'fault 1 a game or competition can be won by
default if there are no other people, teams, etc. taking part (
( MEfH ) 2 if
sth happens by default, it happens because you have not made
any other decision or choices which would make things happen in a different way
W ) in de'fault
of sth (formal) because of a lack of sth
HAl&f!---: They accepted what he had said in default of any evidence to
disprove it.
swim mimT4fom$0
■ verb [V] 1
~ (on sth) to fail to do sth that you legally have to do, especially by not
paying a debt 7 ft
) j to default on a loan/debt / ff # o defaulting
borrowers/tenants A; 2 ~ (to
sth) (especially
computing if) to
happen when you do not make any other choice or change i£iA; ; SOt ►
de-fault-er
noun: mortgage defaulters
de-feat 0t» /di'fnt/ verb, noun
m verb [VN] 1 to win
against sb in a war, competition, sports game, etc. 35!$; Pnfl beat: He defeated
the champion in three
sets, ilk H ifc 35 !$ 7 M ^ o o a
defeated army !$ W- 2 (formal) if sth defeats you,
you cannot understand it : The
instruction
manual
completely defeated me. tm
T o 3 to stop sth from being successful ;
[fi^; ^5$: The motion was
defeated by 19 votes. j&JSi 19 0 Staying
late at the office to
discuss
shorter working hours rather defeats the object