0 having only a short distance from the top to the bottom:
The stream was fairly shallow so we were able to walk across it.
She told her children to stay in the shallow end (of the swimming pool).
These beech trees have shallow roots (= roots which do not go very deep into the ground).
We are dealing with a very shallow pool of candidates.
Many natives see their rural way of life here increasingly circumscribed by outside "environmentalists" with shallow local roots.
1 not showing serious or careful thought:
He's physically attractive, but shallow.
2 the shallow part of an area of water:
Alligators live in the shallows.
4 not showing serious or careful thought or real understanding:
Reviewers called the book lightweight, shallow, and simplistic.
The kids were splashing about in the shallow end of the swimming pool.
Several different species of fish inhabit these shallow waters.
In the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, oil rigs attract shoals of fish.
Horse owners invest millions of dollars in their stables - only to discover no more than a shallow pool of people competent to ride.
Ray said Kerry's "shallow roots " don't make him a Coloradan.
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不深的, 淺的,不深的, 不嚴肅的…
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