chasms

英 [kæzmz]

美 [ˈkæzəmz]

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
chasm的复数

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

双语例句

• The word "love" bridges for us those chasms of momentary indifference and boredom which gape from time to time between even the most ardent lovers.
  爱情这个字眼能为我们消除即使在最热烈的恋人中有时也会出现的短暂冷漠与厌烦所带来的隔阂。
• The road to success was drawn across chasms of despondency and mountains of procrastination.
  通往成功的道路穿越了沮丧之谷与拖延之山。
• His creations transform everyday locations into fantastical scenes: sharks erupting from pavements, chasms bisecting suburban, streets and rivers cascading through towns.
  他创作的幻想场景变成日常的位置：从路面鲨鱼爆发，裂痕郊区一分为二，街道，河流，通过城镇级联。
• She found great chasms in her mathematics and physics.
  她觉得她的数学课和物理课的知识还很欠缺。
• And stakeholders trumpet scare scenarios, magnifying rival differences into gaping chasms, to mobilize patriotic sentiments for funding and policies.
  利益相关方竭力渲染可怕情景，将竞争差距夸张放大，利用爱国情绪推动融资或出台政策。
• Reason sits firm and holds the reins, and she will not let the feelings burse away and hurry her to wild chasms.
  理智稳坐着，握紧缰绳，她决不会听任感情脱缰而跑，任其堕入荒谷。
• The ice cap is cut by deep troughs and chasms;
  冰冠被深深的波谷和坑洞所切开；
• I go hunting polar furs and the seal, leaping chasms with apike-pointed staff, clinging to topples of brittle and blue.
  我到北极猎取白熊和海豹，执着一根长杆我跳过隘口，攀附着易脆的蓝。
• Cleave themselves into chasms, while far below.
  把自己向两边劈开，而深在渊底。
• Vast chasms can be filled, but heart of man never.
  人心难满，欲壑难填。