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shallow

英 ['ʃæləʊ] 美 ['ʃælo]

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解释

adj. 浅的；肤浅的
n. [地理] 浅滩
vt. 使变浅
vi. 变浅
n. (Shallow)人名；(英)沙洛

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中文词源

shallow 浅的，浅薄的

来自古英语 sceald,浅的，来自 Proto-Germanic*skalaz,晒干的，浅的，来自 PIE*skel,使变干，可能来自 PIE*skai,照耀，照射，词源同 shine,sheen.引申比喻义浅薄的。

英文词源

shallow (adj.): c. 1400, schalowe "not deep," probably from or related to Old English sceald (see shoal (n.)). Of breathing, attested from 1875; of thought or feeling, "superficial," first recorded 1580s. The noun, usually shallows, is first recorded 1570s, from the adjective.

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例句和用法

1. The shallow sea bed yields up an abundance of food.: 浅海床提供了丰富的食物。

2. With one exce-ption his novels are shallow and lifeless things.: 他的小说都是些肤浅沉闷的玩意儿，只有一本除外。

3. Lowered sea levels exposed the shallow continental shelf beneath the Bering Sea.: 海平面下降使白令海底部的浅层大陆架暴露出来。

4. She began to hear her own taut, shallow breathing.: 她开始听见自己急促、微弱的呼吸。

5. 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。