chasm

noun

/ˈkæzəm/

[countable] (literary) a deep opening or break in the ground（地上的）深裂口，裂隙，深坑
- Suddenly a huge chasm opened in the earth.大地突然裂开，露出一个大窟窿。
- The ground dropped away into an awesome chasm.地面陷入了一个可怕的深渊。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deep
- gaping
- great
- …
chasm + verb
- open
- open up
[singular] chasm (between A and B) (formal) a very big difference between two people or groups, for example because they have different attitudes（两个人或团体之间的）巨大分歧，显著差别 synonym gulf
- the yawning chasm of the generation gap代沟的巨大鸿沟
- A chasm separates my generation from my parents'.分歧使我这一代人不同于我父母那一代。
- a huge chasm of hate and prejudice由于仇恨和偏见而产生的巨大裂痕
- an attempt to bridge the chasm between the two cultures弥合两种文化之间隔阂的尝试
- the chasm between rich and poor巨大的贫富差距
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- growing
- huge
- …
verb + chasm
- bridge
- cross
- create
- …
chasm + verb
- separate something
preposition
- chasm between
- chasm of

词源late 16th cent. (denoting an opening up of the sea or land, as in an earthquake): from Latin chasma, from Greek khasma ‘gaping hollow’.

词汇	chasm
释义	chasm noun /ˈkæzəm/ /ˈkæzəm/ [countable] (literary) a deep opening or break in the ground（地上的）深裂口，裂隙，深坑 Suddenly a huge chasm opened in the earth.大地突然裂开，露出一个大窟窿。 The ground dropped away into an awesome chasm.地面陷入了一个可怕的深渊。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective deep gaping great … chasm + verb open open up [singular] chasm (between A and B) (formal) a very big difference between two people or groups, for example because they have different attitudes（两个人或团体之间的）巨大分歧，显著差别 synonym gulf the yawning chasm of the generation gap代沟的巨大鸿沟 A chasm separates my generation from my parents'.分歧使我这一代人不同于我父母那一代。 a huge chasm of hate and prejudice由于仇恨和偏见而产生的巨大裂痕 an attempt to bridge the chasm between the two cultures弥合两种文化之间隔阂的尝试 the chasm between rich and poor巨大的贫富差距 Collocations Dictionaryadjective great growing huge … verb + chasm bridge cross create … chasm + verb separate something preposition chasm between chasm of 词源late 16th cent. (denoting an opening up of the sea or land, as in an earthquake): from Latin chasma, from Greek khasma ‘gaping hollow’.
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