shallow
adj
(-er, -est)
1 not deep 浅的: shallow water 浅水
a shallow saucer, dish, bowl, etc 浅的茶托、 碟子、 盆等
the shallow end, eg of a swimming-pool 水浅的一端(如游泳池的)
shallow breathing 浅呼吸.
2 (derog 贬) (of a person) not thinking or capable of thinking seriously; (of ideas, remarks, etc) not showing serious thought (指人)肤浅的, 浅薄的; (指思想言语等)肤浅的, 浅显的
a shallow writer, argument, conversation, book 浅薄的作家、 议论、 交谈、 书. Cf 参看 deep1. shallow, v [I]
become shallow 变浅.
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.
他们要在船舱里工作,切掉旧的金属,焊接新的金属板,钻孔,埋电线和电话线以及安装新的水管和蒸汽管。
On the other hand, I felt sad that I wasn't able to tell my grandparents that we were safe.