V2EX chest-deep

Chest-deep

释义 Definition

(在水、雪、泥等中)深到胸口的;(比喻)深陷于某种处境、工作或麻烦之中(常与 in 连用,如 chest-deep in paperwork)。

发音 Pronunciation (IPA)

/test dip/

例句 Examples

The river was chest-deep, so we turned back.
河水深到胸口,我们就折返了。

By winter, she was chest-deep in debt and paperwork, struggling to keep her business afloat.
到了冬天,她债台高筑、文书工作堆成山,艰难维持生意不倒。

词源 Etymology

chest(胸部)+ deep(深的)构成的复合形容词。最初用于描述“深度达到胸口”的具体水位/积雪高度,后来引申为“深陷其中、难以抽身”的比喻用法。

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文学作品 Literary Works

  • A Farewell to Arms(Ernest Hemingway)中有关于士兵涉水/陷入泥泞等“深至身体某部位”的描写语境,常见类似 …-deep 结构表达困境与环境的压迫感。
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers(J.R.R. Tolkien)在沼泽、泥地等场景描写中常出现“深到某处”的表达类型,可见与 chest-deep 同类的具象深度描写。
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