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go off deep end

/deep/US // dip //UK // (diːp) //

走火入魔,临阵脱逃,出轨,深入浅出

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
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    deep·er, deep·est.

    • : extending far down from the top or surface: a deep well;a deep valley.
    • : extending far in or back from the front or from an edge, surface, opening, etc., considered as the front: a deep shelf.
    • : extending far in width; broad: deep lace;a deep border.
    • : ranging far from the earth and sun: a deep space probe.
    • : having a specified dimension in depth: a tank 8 feet deep.
    • : covered or immersed to a specified depth: standing knee-deep in water.
    • : having a specified width or number of items from front to back: shelves that are 10 inches deep;cars lined up at the entrance gates three-deep.
    • : extending or cutting far down relative to the surface of a given object: The knife made a deep scar in the table.
    • : situated far down, in, or back: deep below the surface;deep in the woods.
    • : reaching or advancing far down: a deep dive.
    • : coming from far down: a deep breath.
    • : made with the body bent or lowered to a considerable degree: a deep bow.
    • : immersed or submerged in or heavily covered with: a road deep in mud.
    • : difficult to penetrate or understand; abstruse: a deep allegory.
    • : not superficial; profound: deep thoughts.
    • : grave or serious: deep disgrace.
    • : heartfelt; sincere: deep affections.
    • : absorbing; engrossing: deep study.
    • : great in measure; intense; extreme: deep sorrow.
    • : sound and heavy: deep sleep.
    • : dark and vivid: a deep red.
    • : low in pitch, as sound, a voice, or the like: deep, sonorous tones.
    • : having penetrating intellectual powers: a deep scholar.
    • : profoundly cunning or artful: a deep and crafty scheme.
    • : mysterious; obscure: deep, dark secrets.
    • : immersed or involved; enveloped: a man deep in debt.
    • : absorbed; engrossed: deep in thought.
    • : Baseball. relatively far from home plate: He hit the ball into deep center field.
    • : Linguistics. belonging to an early stage in the transformational derivation of a sentence; belonging to the deep structure.
n.名词 noun
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    • : the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet.
    • : a vast extent, as of space or time.
    • : the part of greatest intensity, as of winter.
    • : Nautical. any of the unmarked levels, one fathom apart, on a deep-sea lead line.Compare mark.
    • : the deep, Chiefly Literary. the sea or ocean: He was laid to rest in the deep.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1

    deep·er, deep·est.

    • : to or at a considerable or specified depth: The boat rode deep in the water.
    • : far on in time: He claimed he could see deep into the future.
    • : profoundly; intensely.
    • : Baseball. at or to a deep place or position: The outfielders played deep, knowing the batter's reputation as a slugger.

Phrases

  • deep down
  • deep end
  • deep pocket
  • deep six
  • deep water
  • beauty is only skin deep
  • between a rock and a hard place (devil and deep blue sea)
  • go off the deep end
  • in deep
  • still waters run deep

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Ogalo, who hosts the podcast “In Your Twentys,” wasn’t used to having deep conversations on Tinder.

  • It goes a long way, and I wanted to say thank you from the deepest of my heart.

  • These specialists are the link between deep knowledge of Schneider Electric’s audiences and account optimization.

  • I do have actual friends, and I find that I would rather spend my limited free time having real conversations with them about our deeper and more private feelings.

  • Both players had plenty of good looks, hitting three shots from deep apiece.

  • Deep, situational, and emotional jokes based on what is relevant and has a POINT!

  • The lascivious sex predator is out; the deep-pocketed caped crusader is most definitely in.

  • Fumbleroooohski…'” (39) “'Look at me, ungh, splitting my own seam, oohh… going deep.

  • There was deep brown flesh, and bronze flesh, and pallid white flesh, and flesh turned red from the hot sun.

  • As he drove me back to the logging road, Frank told me about the area in his deep voice.

  • He remembered something—the cherished pose of being a man plunged fathoms-deep in business.

  • At present, Louis was too self-absorbed by the struggles within him, to look deep into what was passing around him.

  • It succeeds best in a deep rich loam in a climate ranging from forty to fifty degrees of latitude.

  • And then what could be more deep and poetic than Liszt's transcriptions of Schubert's and Wagner's songs?

  • The next moment a pistol was fired at their head, and a deep groan shewed it had taken too true an aim.