knee-deep

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Reaching up to the knees. not-comparable
    — High above stood the ash-tree, its boughs covered with the toy-like bunches called "locks and keys;" and beyond spread the meadows, knee-deep with the verdant grass.
  2. Submerged to the knees. not-comparable
    — This gave me a hint, and I went knee-deep, and sometimes neck-deep, in the Red Weed. The density of the weed gave me a reassuring sense of hiding.
  3. Deeply involved (in something) or preoccupied (with something). broadly,figuratively,not-comparable
    — By the time Tracey arrived, Kayla was working on her second cup of café mocha and knee-deep in paperwork.

词汇关系

衍生词
knee-deep in the Big Muddy
相关词
hands-on

词源

From Middle English kne-depe; equivalent to knee + deep.
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