deepen

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

deep‧en /ˈdiːpən/ BrE AmE verb
[Word Family: noun: ↑deep, ↑depth; adjective: ↑deep, deepening; verb: ↑deepen; adverb: ↑deeply]
1. GET WORSE [intransitive] if a serious situation deepens, it gets worse – used especially in news reports:
The recession continues to deepen.
a deepening international crisis
2. BECOME STRONGER [intransitive and transitive] to become stronger or greater, or to make something stronger or greater:
Jeanne liked Simon as a friend but she did not want the relationship to deepen.
The idea only deepened his gloom.
The mystery deepened (=became even more mysterious).
Students explore new ideas as they deepen their understanding (=understand more) of the subject.
3. EXPRESSION ON SB’S FACE [intransitive] literary if someone’s smile or ↑frown deepens, they smile even more or frown even more:
Her worried frown deepened.
4. WATER [intransitive and transitive] if water deepens, or if someone deepens it, it becomes deeper:
The river deepens beyond the town.
The harbour was deepened to take bigger boats.
5. COLOUR [intransitive] literary if light or a colour deepens, it becomes darker:
The twilight deepened.
6. SOUND [intransitive] if a sound deepens, it becomes lower:
His voice deepened as he relaxed.
7. BREATH [intransitive] if your breathing deepens, you take more air into your lungs

deepenhu

◎	['di:pən]
※	ngoại động từ
	■	làm sâu hơn; đào sâu thêm
		☆	to deepen a canal
			đào sâu thêm con kênh
	■	làm tăng thêm, làm sâu sắc thêm, làm đậm đà thêm, làm đằm thắm thêm (tình cảm...)
	■	làm đậm thêm (mà sắc)
	■	làm trầm thêm (giọng nói)
※	nội động từ
	■	sâu thêm
	■	sâu sắc hơn, đậm đà hơn, đằm thắm hơn
	■	đậm thêm (màu sắc)
	■	trầm hơn nữa (giọng nói)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  change, intensify, compound, heighten