shallow
gb/ʃˈæloʊ/ us/ʃˈæloʊ/
A2
Ingles
~ 5000
sekély, lapos, felszínes, felületes, sekélyes, sekély víz, sekély rész
A2
1
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'shallow' with 'narrow'. 'Shallow' refers to depth, not width.
Kahulugan
Not deep; having little depth
Mga kolokasyon
shallow water
|shallow pool
|shallow dish
|shallow river
Mga kasingkahulugan
superficial (Can mean not deep physically or emotionally; often more figurative.)
Mga kasalungat
deep (Describes something with a long distance from top to bottom, opposite of shallow physically.)
Mga tema
nature
|measurement
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
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
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse 'shallow' meaning 'not deep' physically with 'shallow' meaning 'not deep' emotionally; context determines which is meant.
Kahulugan
Not serious or deep in thought or feelings
Mga kolokasyon
shallow conversation
|shallow character
|shallow remark
Mga kasingkahulugan
superficial (Often used interchangeably in this sense, but 'superficial' can also mean 'on the surface' in a neutral context.)
Mga kasalungat
profound (Describes deep thought or feeling, opposite of shallow in this sense.)
Mga tema
emotions
|personality
|social
|education
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
Not showing serious thought or strong feelings; only interested in simple things.
Lacking seriousness, intelligence, or emotional depth.
PANGNGALAN
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Kahulugan
A place in water that is not deep
Mga kolokasyon
sandbar and shallows
|rocky shallows
Mga kasingkahulugan
shoal ('Shoal' is a more technical or nautical term for a shallow area in water.)
Mga tema
nature
|geography
|travel
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
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
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
shallow
IPA
GB/ʃˈæloʊ/
US/ʃˈæloʊ/
Mga pantig at diin
shal - low (2 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (shal)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
- Base: shallow
- Comparative: shallower
- Superlative: shallowest
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
shallower
adjective
shallowest
adjective
Core family
shallowly
adverb
shallowness
noun
Negative and opposite forms
deep
adjective A2
Mga ekspresyon
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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- Children should stay in the shallow end of the pool.
- I swam from the shallow end to the deep end.