deepening

/ˈdiːpənɪŋ/· adj.

环境/气候/能源B1

deepening
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Chinese meaning

不bù断duàn加jiā深shēn的de;日rì益yì严yán重zhòng的de

程chéng度dù不bù断duàn加jiā深shēn恶è化huà的de

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米mǐ德dé湖hú水shuǐ位wèi创chuàng新xīn低dī,供gōng水shuǐ危wēi机jī日rì益yì加jiā剧jù

Example

sank to its record-lowest levels in the past week, raising concerns about deepening water supply cuts affecting millions of people.

米mǐ德dé湖hú水shuǐ位wèi上shàng周zhōu降jiàng至zhì历lì史shǐ最zuì低dī,引yǐn发fā人rén们men对duì日rì益yì加jiā剧jù、将jiāng影yǐng响xiǎng数shù百bǎi万wàn人rén的de供gōng水shuǐ削xuē减jiǎn的de担dān忧yōu。

Source: TIME · 10 Aug 2026

Background ✎

亚yà利lì桑sāng那nà-内nèi华huá达dá边biān境jìng的de米mǐ德dé湖hú水shuǐ位wèi跌diē至zhì历lì史shǐ新xīn低dī,供gōng水shuǐ削xuē减jiǎn危wēi机jī持chí续xù加jiā深shēn。

Roots · etymology

单纯词deep+使动后缀-en,再加-ing

  • deep(深)+-en构成动词deepen

Collocations

  • deepening crisis / deepening concern / deepening divide

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