word-vault
Version:
A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
87 lines (86 loc) • 2.85 kB
JSON
{
"term": "shallow",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "not having much distance between the top or surface and the bottom",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a shallow dish/pan/bowl"
},
{
"text": "a shallow sea/lake/pool/pond"
},
{
"text": "They were playing in **the shallow end** *(= of the swimming pool)*."
},
{
"text": "These fish are found in **shallow waters** around the coast."
},
{
"text": "The body was found in a shallow grave."
},
{
"text": "Most earthquakes occur at much shallower depths."
},
{
"text": "shallow roots *(= that grow near the surface of the ground)*"
},
{
"text": "Don't worry, the water's very shallow."
},
{
"text": "Follow the south shore, crossing the river where it is shallow enough."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "become"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "not showing serious thought, feelings, etc. about something",
"labels": "(disapproving)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This shows how shallow their commitment to the environment really is."
},
{
"text": "Tony seemed very shallow and immature."
}
],
"synonyms": "superficial",
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "shallow breathing involves taking in only a small amount of air each time",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈʃæləʊ/",
"audio": "sh/shallow/shallow__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈʃæləʊ/",
"audio": "sh/shallow/shallow__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: obscurely related to shoal sense (2)."
}