{
    "term": "shallow",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "not having much distance between the top or surface and the bottom",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a shallow dish/pan/bowl"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a shallow sea/lake/pool/pond"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were playing in **the shallow end** *(= of the swimming pool)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These fish are found in **shallow waters** around the coast."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The body was found in a shallow grave."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most earthquakes occur at much shallower depths."
                },
                {
                    "text": "shallow roots *(= that grow near the surface of the ground)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't worry, the water's very shallow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Follow the south shore, crossing the river where it is shallow enough."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "become"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "not showing serious thought, feelings, etc. about something",
            "labels": "(disapproving)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This shows how shallow their commitment to the environment really is."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tony seemed very shallow and immature."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "superficial",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "shallow breathing involves taking in only a small amount of air each time",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈʃæləʊ/",
                "audio": "sh/shallow/shallow__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈʃæləʊ/",
                "audio": "sh/shallow/shallow__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: obscurely related to shoal sense (2)."
}