shallow

英 [ˈʃæləʊ]

美 [ˈʃæloʊ]

adj. 浅的; 肤浅的; 浅薄的; (呼吸)浅的，弱的

复数：shallows　比较级：shallower　最高级：shallowest　过去式：shallowed　现在分词：shallowing　第三人称单数：shallows　过去分词：shallowed　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4269 / COCA.4123

牛津词典

adj.

浅的
not having much distance between the top or surface and the bottom
1. a shallow dish
  浅盘
2. They were playing in the shallow end (= of the swimming pool) .
  他们在游泳池的浅水区玩耍。
3. These fish are found in shallow waters around the coast.
  这些鱼生长在海边浅水水域。
肤浅的；浅薄的
not showing serious thought, feelings, etc. about sth
（呼吸）浅的，弱的
shallow breathing involves taking in only a small amount of air each time

ADJ-GRADED 浅的
Ashallowcontainer, hole, or area of water measures only a short distance from the top to the bottom.
1. Put the milk in a shallow dish...
  将牛奶倒入一个浅盘里。
2. The water is quite shallow for some distance.
  这片水域有一段相当浅。
3. ...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
ADJ-GRADED (指人、作品、思想)肤浅的，浅薄的
If you describe a person, piece of work, or idea asshallow, you disapprove of them because they do not show or involve any serious or careful thought.
1. I think he is shallow, vain and untrustworthy...
  我认为他肤浅、自负、不可靠。
2. 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。
ADJ-GRADED (呼吸)浅的，微弱的
If your breathing isshallow, you take only a very small amount of air into your lungs at each breath.
1. She began to hear her own taut, shallow breathing.
  她开始听见自己急促、微弱的呼吸。

noun

verb

adj

lacking physical depth
1. shallow water
2. a shallow dish
3. a shallow cut
4. a shallow closet
5. established a shallow beachhead
6. hit the ball to shallow left field
not deep or strong
1. shallow breathing
2. a night of shallow fretful sleep
3. in a shallow trance
lacking depth of intellect or knowledge
1. shallow people
2. his arguments seemed shallow and tedious