1[countableC]DNHOLE a very deepspace between two areas of rock or ice, especially one that is dangerous 〔尤指危险的〕裂隙,深坑,深渊,峡谷
a rope bridge across the chasm
峡谷上的索桥
2[singular]DIFFERENT a big difference between two people, groups, or things 〔两个人、团体或事物间的〕巨大差距,显著分歧SYN gulf
chasm between
the chasm between rich and poor
贫富悬殊
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chasm• I felt as if I bad crossed a chasm of time and was some new breed of man.• Even today there is a chasm between white and black cultures in the Deep South.• Wintersdied after her car plunged into the 40-foot chasm.• He talked about landslides in previousmonsoons that had opened gapingchasms in the cliff behind the village.• The landscape was a series of mountains, chasms, canyons and valleys.• Clinton always has viewed his challenge as bridging political chasms.• In it I will look at what happens when employers and educators begin to communicate across the chasm that now separates them.• An unsteady-looking rope bridge was the only way to get across the chasm.• The rehearsal had gone well, and it seemed as though he had successfully jumped the chasm between off- and on-Broadway.• Instead, there will be attempts to paper over the chasms and put on a united front for the sake of appearances.• Never has Chabrol revealed so relentlessly the dangerous, ever-widening chasm between the haves and the have-nots.
1hole in the ground坑ADJECTIVE | CHASM + VERBADJECTIVE➤deep, gaping, great, huge, vast, yawning深淵;豁開的地穴;大坑;張着大口的陷坑CHASM + VERB➤open, open up陷坑張開◇Suddenly a huge chasm opened in the earth.大地突然裂開,露出一個大窟窿。chasm
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2great difference of feelings/interests情感或興趣的巨大差別ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHASM | CHASM + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤great, growing, huge, unbridgeable, vast, wide, yawning巨大的分歧;不斷擴大的分歧;無法彌合的分歧VERB + CHASM➤bridge, cross彌合分歧➤create, open製造/產生分歧CHASM + VERB➤separate sth分歧使⋯分開◇A chasm separates my generation from my parents'.分歧使我這一代人不同於我父母那一代。PREPOSITION➤chasm between⋯之間的分歧◇an attempt to bridge the chasm between the two cultures彌合兩種文化之間隔閡的嘗試➤chasm of⋯的裂痕◇a huge chasm of hate and prejudice由於仇恨和偏見而產生的巨大裂痕