deep

深い

上端や表面から底までの距離が長い。

やさしい英語で： Going a long way down from the top or surface.

• The pool is deep.
• They dug a deeper hole for the tree.
• Is this the deepest part of the lake?

反対語： shallow

よく使う表現： deep water, deep hole, deep lake, deep pool

深い

もののずっと奥や、表面からずっと下に位置している。

やさしい英語で： Situated a long way inside something or far below its surface.

• The plant has deep roots.
• The bullet caused a deep wound.
• Doctors examined the deeper layers of muscle.

反対語： superficial

よく使う表現： deep roots, deep tissue, deep wound

低い、太い

大きな太鼓や太い男性の声のように、音が低い。

やさしい英語で： Having a low sound, like a large drum or a man’s low voice.

• He has a deep voice.
• A deep rumble came from the engine.
• Her voice grew deeper as she sang.

類義語： low, low-pitched

反対語： high

よく使う表現： deep voice, deep sound, deep rumble

大幅な

価格や支出、数量などの減り方が非常に大きい。

やさしい英語で： Very large, when describing a reduction in prices, spending, or amounts.

• The shop offers deep discounts.
• Schools face deep cuts in funding.
• Even deeper price reductions failed to attract buyers.

類義語： large, substantial, steep

反対語： small

よく使う表現： deep discounts, deep cuts, deep reductions

深い、奥深い

理解するためによく考える必要がある、重要な考えや意味を持つ。

やさしい英語で： Having important ideas or meaning that require careful thought to understand.

• That is a deep question.
• Her poems have a deeper meaning.
• We had a deep conversation about happiness.

類義語： profound, thoughtful

反対語： superficial, shallow

よく使う表現： deep thoughts, deep meaning, deep questions

深く

もののずっと下や奥に、またはそこへ向かって。

やさしい英語で： A long way down, inside, or into something.

• The treasure lay deep underground.
• They travelled deep into the mountains.
• Her words stayed buried deep in my memory.

使い方： deep in/into something (The hikers went deep into the forest.)

類義語： far

よく使う表現： deep underground, deep inside, deep into something

深く

目に見えることだけでなく、重要な考えをじっくり検討して。

やさしい英語で： With careful thought about important ideas, beyond what is immediately obvious.

• He thought deep about the question.
• She pondered long and deep before answering.
• To understand this poem, you must think deep.

類義語： deeply, profoundly

反対語： superficially

よく使う表現： think deep, ponder deep, reflect deep

深海、深淵

海や湖の、水面からずっと下にある部分。

やさしい英語で： The parts of a sea or lake that are far below the surface.

• Strange fish live in the deep.
• A huge creature rose from the deep.
• The ship vanished into the dark deep.

類義語： depths

よく使う表現： the deep, of the deep, from the deep