shallow

淺的

The water is shallow enough for children to stand in.

這裡的水很淺，小孩子站著也沒問題。

膚淺的、淺薄的貶義

He's too shallow to care about anything but appearances.

他太膚淺了，除了外表什麼都不在乎。

淺的、微弱的

Her breathing grew shallow as the fever rose.

隨著發燒加劇，她的呼吸變得很淺。

淺的、平緩的

The plane came in at a shallow angle over the bay.

飛機以平緩的角度飛越海灣進場。

淺灘、淺水處常用複數

The children were splashing about in the shallows.

孩子們在淺灘那裡玩水嬉鬧。