extreme or serious极度的；严重的◆The market is in a deeper recession than expected.市场陷入比预期更为严重的衰退之中。◆We are having to make deep cuts in our operating costs.我们不得不大幅度削减经营成本。◆The weak economy forced retailers to offer deep discounts (= big reductions in price).经济疲软迫使零售商大幅度打折。 ●ˌdeep ˈpocketsif sb/sth has deep pockets they have a lot of money available to spend on sth财大气粗的；财力雄厚的◆corporate buyers with deep pockets有雄厚财力的企业买家●jump/be thrown in at the ˈdeep end (informal) to start or be made to start a new and difficult activity that you are not prepared for（使）陷入未曾预料到的艰难处境◆She was just thrown in at the deep end on her first day and had to deal with a difficult client.她第一天工作就遇到了未曾料到的困难，不得不应付一位难缠的客户。