deep 和 deeply均可用作副词,表示“深”“深深地”,区别如下:
(1) 修饰具体的动作, 两者常可互换。如:
The doctor asked me to breathe deep [deeply]. 医生叫我做深呼吸。
We had to dig deep [deeply] in order to find water. 为了找到水,我们只好深挖。
(2) 修饰静止状态或介词短语,表示深夜或用于复合词中等,通常用 deep。如:
He sat there deep in thought. 他坐在那儿深思。
The meeting continued deep into the night. 会议一直开到深夜。
For some people, smoking is a deep-rooted habit. 对某些人来说,抽烟是一个根深蒂固的习惯。
静止状态或介词短语有时也有用 deeply 修饰的,但很少见。如:
Karen and Dave are deeply in love with each other. 凯伦与戴夫俩人深深地相爱着。
(3) 修饰带有感情色彩的动词(如 hate, dislike, love, admire, hurt, regret 等),通常要用 deeply。如:
He deeply hates fish. 他很不喜欢吃鱼。
We deeply regret your misfortune. 我们对你的不幸深表遗憾。
但有趣的是,deeply 虽可修饰 love, dislike,但它却通常不能修饰表示类似含义的 like 和 prefer。
(4) 修饰形容词、过去分词等,一般要用 deeply。如:
I am deeply grateful to you. 我衷心感谢你。
He was deeply moved by [at] the story. 听了这个故事,他深受感动。