Knee-deep
a. 深及膝的, 没膝程度的
📖 牛津释义
knee-deep
adj
1 deep enough to reach the knees 深及膝的
the snow was knee-deep in places. 有些地方雪深及膝.
2 ~ in sth (fig 比喻) deeply involved in or very busy with sth 深陷其中; 忙於某事
be knee-deep in trouble, work 烦恼、 工作缠身. adv
He went knee-deep in the icy water. 他在及膝深的冰冷的水中跋涉.
🧩 词语组成解析
knee
[ni]
n. 膝;膝盖;
vt. 用膝盖碰;
deep
[dip]
adj. 深的;深远的，深奥;重大的，深刻的;强烈的，痛切的，深厚的;
n. 深处，深渊;
adv. 深深地，深入地;
🗣️ 情景例句
Would it make you happy if I just gave up trying?
当初如果我放弃尝试的话你会高兴吗？
What time should I meet you at the station?
我几点中跟你在火车站碰头呢？
If we glimpse the unutterable, it is unwise to try to utter it, nor should we seek to invest with significance that which we cannot grasp.
如果我瞥见了只可意会不可言传的事物，企图把它说出来，那上不明智的；对于我们不理解的事物，我们也不应该去赋予它某种意义。