deep down

deep down
1. (late) 过晚地；过迟地
- They worked deep into the night. 他们一直工作到深夜。
2. (far down, far in) [dig, cut +] 深深地
- He swirled the dark red liquid around his glass before drinking deep. 他晃了晃玻璃杯里的深红色液体, 然后大喝了一口。
- Labourers with picks and shovels had to dig deep to remove the earth. 劳工们只好用镐头和铲子深挖, 将泥土移走。
- If this pattern is cut deep, the result will be a knobbly, crusty top. 如果图案挖得过深, 顶端就会变得凹凸不平、质脆易碎。
3. deep down<非正式> (in reality) 实际上
- She is a very kind person deep down. 实际上她是一个非常和善的人。
(unconsciously) 在心底
- We knew deep down that we could do it. 在心底里, 我们知道自己可以做成这件事。
- Deep down, we had always detested each other. 在内心深处, 我们一直都彼此厌恶。
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deep down
事实上
- He is only a boy deep down. 他实际上还是个孩子。

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