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小词详解 | chasm
chasm 英 [ˈkæzəm] 美 [ˈkæzəm]
Although hopes of a deal buoy up stockmarkets, a chasm remains.
尽管达成协议的希望推高了股市,但分歧依然深刻。
——《经济学人》It is no surprise Iraqis leave, considering the chasm between the expectations of the changes the occupation would bring and the reality 10 years later.
人们曾期待占领的美军会带来改变,但10年后的现实却与之有着巨大差距,因此伊拉克人的离开不足为奇。
——《纽约时报》
[名词] 地面、岩石以及其他表面上的深裂缝
那个著名的建筑师靠在栏杆上向下凝视令人眩晕的深渊。
The eminent architect leaned over the rails and peered down into the dizzying chasm below.
这对夫妇未能跨越他们之间的鸿沟。他们的整个婚姻都是在做戏——他们从未相爱过。
The couple failed to bridge the chasm between them. Their whole marriage had been a charade─they had never loved each other.发达国家和发展中国家之间仍然存在着巨大的经济差距。有些发展中国家已无力支付债务利息,正为其债务所困。
There is still a vast economic chasm between developed and developing countries. Some developing countries can no longer service their debts. They are shackled by their own debts.
Huck began to dig and scratch now. Some boards were soon uncovered and removed. They had concealed a natural chasm which led under the rock.
哈克也开始挖,不一会工夫,他们把露出的木板移走,这时出现了一个通往岩石下的天然裂口。
abyss: a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm fissure: a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth gorge: a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it