shallow
gb/ʃˈæloʊ/ us/ʃˈæloʊ/
A2
انگریزی
~ 5000
معانی
0 معانی
adjective
A2
property
1
Not deep; having little depth
Not deep; with only a small space from the top to the bottom.
استعمال کا انداز:
a shallow [container/body of water]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'shallow' with 'narrow'. 'Shallow' refers to depth, not width.
ہم معنی الفاظ
superficial (Can mean not deep physically or emotionally; often more figurative.)
متضاد الفاظ
deep (Describes something with a long distance from top to bottom, opposite of shallow physically.)
لفظی تراکیب
shallow water
|shallow pool
|shallow dish
|shallow river
موضوعات
nature
|measurement
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- The children played in the shallow end of the pool.
- This river is quite shallow near the bank.
- Pour the sauce into a shallow bowl.
- The boat got stuck in the shallow water.
- The puddle was shallow enough to step over.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The lake is shallow here.
- I put the soup in a shallow plate.
- The water is shallow at the beach.
- This box is shallow but wide.
- A shallow hole is easy to fill.
adjective
B1
property
2
Not serious or deep in thought or feelings
Not showing serious thought or strong feelings; only interested in simple things.
استعمال کا انداز:
a shallow [person/remark/relationship]
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse 'shallow' meaning 'not deep' physically with 'shallow' meaning 'not deep' emotionally; context determines which is meant.
ہم معنی الفاظ
superficial (Often used interchangeably in this sense, but 'superficial' can also mean 'on the surface' in a neutral context.)
متضاد الفاظ
profound (Describes deep thought or feeling, opposite of shallow in this sense.)
لفظی تراکیب
shallow conversation
|shallow character
|shallow remark
موضوعات
emotions
|personality
|social
|education
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- He was criticized for his shallow understanding of the issue.
- Their relationship was fun but shallow.
- The movie was entertaining but rather shallow.
- She avoided shallow conversations and preferred deep discussions.
- His shallow remarks upset many people.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- He is a shallow man.
- The talk was shallow and boring.
- They have a shallow friendship.
- Her ideas are shallow.
- That book is too shallow for me.
اسم
B1
entity
3
A place in water that is not deep
A part of a river, lake, or sea where the water is not deep.
ہم معنی الفاظ
shoal ('Shoal' is a more technical or nautical term for a shallow area in water.)
لفظی تراکیب
sandbar and shallows
|rocky shallows
موضوعات
nature
|geography
|travel
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- The boat ran aground on the shallows near the shore.
- Fish gathered in the warm shallows of the bay.
- Wading birds search for food in the shallows.
- We anchored just beyond the shallows.
- Divers avoided the shallows because of coral.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The fish swim in the shallows.
- We walked through the shallows to the island.
- Boats cannot go into the shallows.
- I saw crabs in the shallows.
- The shallows are warm.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
shallow
IPA
GB/ʃˈæloʊ/
US/ʃˈæloʊ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
shal - low (2 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (shal)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Adjective
- Base: shallow
- Comparative: shallower
- Superlative: shallowest
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
shallower
adjective
shallowest
adjective
Core family
shallowly
adverb
shallowness
noun
Negative and opposite forms
deep
adjective A2
عبارات
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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- Children should stay in the shallow end of the pool.
- I swam from the shallow end to the deep end.