I am a foreign person who is trying to learn English hard.
So thankfully, I would like get your answer.
The following is an explanation about the meaning of the word "shallow"(adjective) in Oxford English Learner's Dictionary.
not having much distance between the top or surface and the bottom
And I wonder what kinds of modifiers can also come before "distance" instead of "much" in that expression.
Like among large/long/huge/big etc.
If you add some explanation why, then it would be what I will be even greatly more grateful for.
Thank you. 🙂
Best Answer
All of the adjectives you have suggested can be used to modify "distance," although all except "much" require the indefinite article, as in "a huge distance," "a large distance," "a long distance," and "a big distance."
Please note that "shallow" can also be applied to a person, meaning, "someone who is superficial, intellectually unsophisticated, primarily interested in material possessions," and so forth.