shallow
gb/ʃˈæloʊ/ us/ʃˈæloʊ/
A2
Anglų
~ 5000
sekély, lapos, felszínes, felületes, sekélyes, sekély víz, sekély rész
A2
1
Vartosenos šablonas:
a shallow [container/body of water]
The children played in the shallow end of the pool.
A gyerekek a medence sekély végében játszottak.
This river is quite shallow near the bank.
Ez a folyó a part közelében elég sekély.
Pour the sauce into a shallow bowl.
The boat got stuck in the shallow water.
The puddle was shallow enough to step over.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The lake is shallow here.
A tó itt sekély.
I put the soup in a shallow plate.
Lapos tányérba tettem a levest.
The water is shallow at the beach.
This box is shallow but wide.
A shallow hole is easy to fill.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'shallow' with 'narrow'. 'Shallow' refers to depth, not width.
Reikšmė
Not deep; having little depth
Kolokacijos
shallow water
|shallow pool
|shallow dish
|shallow river
Sinonimai
superficial (Can mean not deep physically or emotionally; often more figurative.)
Antonimai
deep (Describes something with a long distance from top to bottom, opposite of shallow physically.)
Temos
nature
|measurement
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
Not deep; with only a small space from the top to the bottom.
Having a small distance from the top surface to the bottom.
B1
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
a shallow [person/remark/relationship]
He was criticized for his shallow understanding of the issue.
Bírálták, mert felszínesen értette a kérdést.
Their relationship was fun but shallow.
A kapcsolatuk szórakoztató volt, de felszínes.
The movie was entertaining but rather shallow.
She avoided shallow conversations and preferred deep discussions.
His shallow remarks upset many people.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
He is a shallow man.
Felszínes ember.
The talk was shallow and boring.
Az előadás felszínes és unalmas volt.
They have a shallow friendship.
Her ideas are shallow.
That book is too shallow for me.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may confuse 'shallow' meaning 'not deep' physically with 'shallow' meaning 'not deep' emotionally; context determines which is meant.
Reikšmė
Not serious or deep in thought or feelings
Kolokacijos
shallow conversation
|shallow character
|shallow remark
Sinonimai
superficial (Often used interchangeably in this sense, but 'superficial' can also mean 'on the surface' in a neutral context.)
Antonimai
profound (Describes deep thought or feeling, opposite of shallow in this sense.)
Temos
emotions
|personality
|social
|education
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
Not showing serious thought or strong feelings; only interested in simple things.
Lacking seriousness, intelligence, or emotional depth.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B1
3
sekély víz
A2
sekély rész
B1
The boat ran aground on the shallows near the shore.
A hajó megfeneklett a part közeli sekély vízben.
Fish gathered in the warm shallows of the bay.
Halak gyűltek össze az öböl meleg, sekély vizében.
Wading birds search for food in the shallows.
We anchored just beyond the shallows.
Divers avoided the shallows because of coral.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The fish swim in the shallows.
A halak a sekély vízben úsznak.
We walked through the shallows to the island.
A sekély vízen átgázoltunk a szigetre.
Boats cannot go into the shallows.
I saw crabs in the shallows.
The shallows are warm.
Reikšmė
A place in water that is not deep
Kolokacijos
sandbar and shallows
|rocky shallows
Sinonimai
shoal ('Shoal' is a more technical or nautical term for a shallow area in water.)
Temos
nature
|geography
|travel
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
A part of a river, lake, or sea where the water is not deep.
An area of water where the depth is small compared to surrounding areas.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
shallow
IPA
GB/ʃˈæloʊ/
US/ʃˈæloʊ/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
shal - low (2 skiemenys)
Stress on 1st syllable (shal)
Žodžio formos
Adjective
- Base: shallow
- Comparative: shallower
- Superlative: shallowest
Žodžių šeima
Forms
shallower
adjective
shallowest
adjective
Core family
shallowly
adverb
shallowness
noun
Negative and opposite forms
deep
adjective A2
Posakiai
in the shallows
1/ˈɪn ðə ʃˈæloʊz/
fixed phrase
Located in water that is not deep
In a part of water that has little depth.
Pavyzdžiai
- We found starfish in the shallows near the beach.
- The canoe got stuck in the shallows.
shallow end
1/ʃˈæloʊ ˈɛnd/
fixed phrase
Less deep part of a pool
The part of a swimming pool where the water is not deep.
Pavyzdžiai
- Children should stay in the shallow end of the pool.
- I swam from the shallow end to the deep end.