{ "dictype": "WikiDicScrap", "error": false, "code": 200, "json": { "type": "wiki", "pronunciations": { "phonetic": [ "dip" ], "listenurl": [ { "lang": "Audio (US)", "url": "/var/www/html/blab/dic/audio/us/deep.ogg" }, { "lang": "Audio (AU)", "url": "" } ] }, "meansorg": { "etymologies": [ "From Middle English depe, deep, dep, deop, from Old English dēop (“deep, profound; awful, mysterious; heinous; serious, solemn, earnest; extreme, great”), from Proto-West Germanic *deup, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz (“deep”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-nós, from *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”).\n\n\nCognates\n\nCognate with Scots depe (“deep”), Saterland Frisian djoop (“deep”), West Frisian djip (“deep”), Low German deep (“deep”), Dutch diep (“deep”), German tief (“deep”), Danish dyb (“deep”), Norwegian Bokmål dyp (“deep”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish djup (“deep”), Icelandic djúpur (“deep”), Lithuanian dubùs (“deep, hollow”), Albanian det (“sea”), Welsh dwfn (“deep”)." ], "typelist": [ { "name": "Adjective", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "(of distance or position; also figurative) Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards.", "submean": [ "Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively.\nThe lake is extremely deep.\nWe hiked into a deep valley between tall mountains.\nThere was a deep layer of dust on the floor; the room had not been disturbed for many years.\nIn the mid-1970s, the economy went into a deep recession.\nWe are in deep trouble.\n1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies.  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , page 130, column 2:Smooth runnes the Water, where the Brooke is deepe,\n2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, \"London Is Special, but Not That Special,\" New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):\nWhile Britain’s recession has been deep and unforgiving, in London it has been relatively shallow.", "Far in extent in another (non-downwards, but generally also non-upwards) direction away from a point of reference.\nThe shelves are 30 centimetres deep. — They are deep shelves.", "(in combination) Extending to a level or length equivalent to the stated thing.\nThe water was waist-deep.\nThere is an arm-deep hole in the wall.", "In a (specified) number of rows or layers.\na crowd three deep along the funeral procession", "Thick.\nThat cyclist's deep chest allows him to draw more air.\n1918, W B Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.", "Voluminous.\nto take a deep breath / sigh / drink\n1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:\nSerene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. She put back a truant curl from her forehead where it had sought egress to the world, and looked him full in the face now, drawing a deep breath which caused the round of her bosom to lift the lace at her throat.", "Positioned or reaching far, especially down through something or into something.\nDiving down to deep wrecks can be dangerous.\nI can't get the bullet out – it's too deep.\n(cricket, baseball, softball) Far from the center of the playing area, near to the boundary of the playing area, either in absolute terms or relative to a point of reference.\nHe is fielding at deep mid wicket.\nShe hit a ball into deep center field.\n(sports such as soccer, tennis) Penetrating a long way, especially a long way forward.\na deep volley\na deep run into the opposition half\n(sports such as soccer, American football, tennis) Positioned back, or downfield, towards one's own goal, or towards or behind one's baseline or similar reference point.\nOur defensive live is too deep. We need to move further up the field.\nShe returns serve from a very deep position.", "", "", "" ] }, { "mean": "(intellectual, social) Complex, involved.", "submean": [ "Profound, having great meaning or import, but possibly obscure or not obvious.\nThat is a deep thought!", "Significant, not superficial, in extent.\nThey're in deep discussion.", "Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; intricate; obscure.\na deep subject or plot\nc. 1840, Thomas De Quincey:\nWhy it was that the ancients had no landscape painting, is a question deep almost as the mystery of life, and harder of solution than all the problems of jurisprudence combined.", "Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.\nc. 1607–1608, William Shakeſpeare, The Late, And much admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. , London: Imprinted at London for Henry Goſſon,  , published 1609, →OCLC, :Deepe clearks ſhe dumb's\n2009, Jarvis Cocker (lyrics and music), “I Never Said I Was Deep”, in Further Complications.:I never said I was deep, but I am profoundly shallow / My lack of knowledge is vast, and my horizons are narrow" ] }, { "mean": "(sound, voice) Low in pitch.\nShe has a very deep contralto voice.\n1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:The departure was not unduly prolonged. Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity." }, { "mean": "(of a color or flavour) Highly saturated; rich.\nThat's a very deep shade of blue.\nThe spices impart a deep flavour to the dish.\n1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:The day was cool and snappy for August, and the Rise all green with a lavish nature. Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet: ." }, { "mean": "(sleep) Sound, heavy (describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken).\nHe was in a deep sleep." }, { "mean": "Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.\n1702–1704, Edward Earl of Clarendon, “(please specify |book=I to XVI)”, in The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641. , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed at the Theater, published 1707, →OCLC:\nThe ways in that vale were very deep." }, { "mean": "(of time) Distant in the past, ancient.\ndeep time\nin the deep past" } ] }, { "name": "Adverb", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "Far, especially far down through something or into something, physically or figuratively.\nThe ogre lived in a cave deep underground.\nWe ventured deep into the forest.\nHis problems lie deep in the subconscious.\nI am deep in debt.\n1992, Rudolf M Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page vii:Hepaticology, outside the temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere, still lies deep in the shadow cast by that ultimate \"closet taxonomist,\" Franz Stephani—a ghost whose shadow falls over us all." }, { "mean": "(also deeply) In a profound, not superficial, manner.\nI thought long and deep.\n1671, John Milton, “The Fourth Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: J. M for John Starkey , →OCLC, lines 324, page 95:Deep verſt in books and ſhallow in himſelf," }, { "mean": "(also deeply) In large volume.\nbreathe deep, drink deep\n1709, , An Essay on Criticism, London: W. Lewis , published 1711, →OCLC, page 14:A little Learning is a dang'rous Thing; / Drink deep, or taſte not the Pierian Spring:" }, { "mean": "(sports) Back towards one's own goal, baseline, or similar.\nHe's normally a midfield player, but today he's playing deep." } ] }, { "name": "Noun", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "(literary, with \"the\") The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.\ncreatures of the deep" }, { "mean": "(with \"the\") The sea, the ocean." }, { "mean": "A deep hole or pit, a water well; an abyss.\nPsalm 42 verse 7:\nDeep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterfalls: All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me." }, { "mean": "(literary, with \"the\") A silent time; quiet isolation.\nthe deep of night" }, { "mean": "(rare) A deep shade of colour.\n2014, William H. Gass, On Being Blue: A Philosophical Inquiry, page 59:For our blues we have the azures and ceruleans, lapis lazulis, the light and dusty, the powder blues, the deeps: royal, sapphire, navy, and marine" }, { "mean": "(US, rare) The profound part of a problem." }, { "mean": "(cricket) A fielding position near the boundary.\nRussell is a safe pair of hands in the deep." } ] }, { "name": "Related_terms", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "Terms related to the adjective, adverb, or noun deep\nbeauty is only skin deep\ndeap sea\ndeep background\ndeep blue sea\ndeep copy\ndeep down\ndeep drawing\ndeep end\ndeep fat\ndeep freezer\ndeep in the money\ndeep in thought\ndeep kiss\ndeep link\ndeep out of the money\ndeep pockets\nDeep South\ndeep space\ndeep structure\ndeep supporting fire\ndeep thinker\nDeep Thought\nDeep Throat\ndeep vein thrombosisDVT\nDeep Web\ndeep well\nin too deep\nstill waters run deep" } ] }, { "name": "See_also_2", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "deeps" } ] } ] }, "meanskor": { "etymologies": [ "" ], "typelist": [ { "name": "형용사", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "", "submean": [ "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "" ] }, { "mean": "", "submean": [ "", "", "", "" ] }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" } ] }, { "name": "부사.", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" } ] }, { "name": "명사", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" } ] }, { "name": "관련_용어", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "" } ] }, { "name": "참조_also_2", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "" } ] } ] } } }