chasm

英 [ˈkæzəm]

美 [ˈkæzəm]

n.  (地上的)深裂口，裂隙，深坑; (两个人或团体之间的)巨大分歧，显著差别

复数：chasms　

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牛津词典

noun

• （地上的）深裂口，裂隙，深坑
  a deep crack or opening in the ground
• （两个人或团体之间的）巨大分歧，显著差别
  a very big difference between two people or groups, for example because they have different attitudes

柯林斯词典

• 石罅;地缝;冰缝
  Achasmis a very deep crack in rock, earth, or ice.
• N-COUNT (事物或团体间的)显著差距，巨大分歧
  If you say that there is achasmbetween two things or between two groups of people, you mean that there is a very large difference between them.
  1. ...the chasm that divides the worlds of university and industry.
     将大学和企业两个世界分隔开的鸿沟
  2. ...the chasm between rich and poor in America.
     美国显著的贫富差距

英英释义

noun

• a deep opening in the earth's surface

双语例句

• The seven years 'difference in our ages lay between us like a chasm.
  我们相差七岁，这象深渊般地把我们隔开了。
• When you do something that violates your own values and ethics, you create a chasm between your standards and your actual behavior.
  当你做了某件违背自己的价值观和道德观的事情，你的实际行为和你的为人准则之间就出现了一道裂缝。
• There is still a vast economic chasm between developing countries and the United states.
  发展中国家和美国之间还存在着极大的经济差距。
• A great chasm appeared on the ground after the earthquake.
  地震后，地上出现一条大裂缝。
• There's a chasm between rich and poor in that society.
  那社会中存在着穷富之间的鸿沟。
• A huge chasm gaped before them.
  他们面前有个巨大的裂痕。
• There is a chasm between what the government admits and the truth about the appalling situation.
  政府所承认的情况与骇人听闻的形势的真相有着巨大差距。
• So how do you "cross the chasm" with an experimental technology like Node?
  那么，你如何用一个还在成长中的技术来“跨越开发鸿沟”？
• There is a deep political chasm between the two countries which nearly leads to war.
  这两个国家间政治上分歧殊深，几乎引发战争。
• The clouds suddenly parted, briefly revealing a chasm.
  云层忽然分开，短时间里显出一条裂缝。