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[depθ]сущ.to plumb / fathom the depth — измерять глубину ( лотом)
The arrow penetrated to a considerable depth. — Стрела проникла на значительную глубину.
It is a simple matter, I reflected, for a man to pass another by haughtily and without recognition, when they meet on dry land; but, when the said man, being it should be remembered, an indifferent swimmer is accosted in the water and out of his depth, the feat becomes a hard one. (P. G. Wodehouse, Love Among the Chickens) — Человеку проще простого, рассуждал я, пройти мимо кого-нибудь, высокомерно его не замечая, когда встреча происходит на суше, но когда встреча происходит в воде, и этот человек, который, следует помнить, плохо плавает, не чувствует под ногами дна, проделать такой трюк достаточно сложно.
depth bomb, depth charge — воен. глубинная бомба
depth finder, depth gauge, depth sounder — глубиномер; эхолот, водомерная рейка
depth of formation — воен. глубина эшелонирования
3) значительность, серьёзность, опасностьSyn:4) всесторонность, обширностьto study smth. in depth — изучать что-л. глубоко, тщательно
to lack depth — быть неглубоким, поверхностным
There is a great depth of meaning in the saying. — В этом высказывании заключён глубокий смысл.
Syn:Ant:5) интенсивность, сила (чувства, эмоции)to understand the depth of her love for him — понимать, как глубоко она его любит
Syn:6) интенсивность, сила, полнота (звука, цвета)7) ( the depth) книжн. глубины, толща, пучина••to get / go out of one's depth — потерять почву под ногами
- be out of one's depth- the depths of smth.
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