chasm

英 ['kæz(ə)m] 美['kæzəm]
  • n. 峡谷;裂口;分歧;深坑

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复数: chasms;

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1. PIE base *ghai- / *ghi- "yawn, gape" => chasm (from Greek khasma / khaskein / khainein "yawn, gape").
2. PIE base *ghai- / *ghi- "yawn, gape" => hiatus (from Latin hiare "yawn, gape").
3. PIE base *ghai- / *ghi- "yawn, gape" => gap, gape, yawn.
4. 谐音“开山么?开山吗?”----开山后自然就形成峡谷了。
5. chaos => chasm.

中文词源


chasm 裂缝

来自PIE*gheu, 张开,词源同chaos, gas.

英英释意


1. a deep opening in the earth's surface

英文词源


chasm
chasm: see yawn
chasm (n.)
1590s, "deep crack in the earth," from Latin chasma, from Greek khasma "yawning hollow, gulf," related to khaskein "to yawn," and thus to chaos. In English in 17c. often spelled chasma. Figurative use from 1640s. Related: Chasmal; chasmic.

实用场景例句


...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

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...the chasm between rich and poor in America.
美国显著的贫富差距

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But none of these can fill the chasm created by our deep sense of separation.
但是,这一切都无法填补由我们强烈的分离意识造成的鸿沟.

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They know at their soul level that they are not ready to cross the chasm.
在灵魂的层次上,他们知道他们还没准备好要横渡峡谷.

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The couple failed to bridge the chasm between them.
这对夫妇未能跨越他们之间的鸿沟.

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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.

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Conversion ( and brand building ) are not a single event, where you cross the chasm.
成交 客户并建立品牌不是单一的事情, 不可一蹴而就!

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The chasm yawned beneath him.
在他下面裂开一道缝儿.

辞典例句

There was a deep political chasm between the two countries which nearly led to war.
这两个国家间政治上分歧殊深,几乎引发战争.

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The wealth chasm between the richest and the poorest contrasts sharply.
最富和最贫困人群的贫富差距十分明显.

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Will the widening chasm between the rich and poor reverse?
穷富之间日益扩大的差距会出现逆转 吗 ?

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The chasm between you and he can not be solved by us.
你和他之间的裂痕不是我们能解决的.

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There is no bridge over the chasm, dear friends.
峡谷上没有桥梁, 亲爱的朋友.

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Pictured above, several dusty layers leading into this deep chasm are visible.
上图中, 尘土叠层一直延伸到峡谷深处.

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There is always a vast chasm between rich and poor.
贫富的鸿沟始终存在.

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A great chasm appeared on the ground after the earthquake.
地震后,地上出现一条大裂缝.

辞典例句

There's a chasm between rich and poor in that society.
那社会中存在着贫富差距.

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This new writer was totally unware the chasm in the story.
这个写作新手完全没意识到故事中的脱节处.

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So our challenge is to bridge the chasm between government and governed.
因此,我们的挑战就是如何填补政府与社会之间的裂隙.

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And I will help you across great chasm.
我已赐予你我最后的魔法,斯巴达人.

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Because there was a chasm between their mental make up and that of the west.
因为他们和西方的思维组成方式有断层.

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Don't be afraid to take a step. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.
不要害怕迈一大步. 你不可能小跳两下跨越一个深渊.

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First, no chasm or gaseous emission had ever existed in the temple at Delphi.
首先, 德尔菲的神殿中根本就没有裂沟,亦无气体逸出.

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Suddenly a huge chasm opened in the earth.
大地突然裂开,形成一道深坑.

《简明英汉词典》

America is an engineering achievement, a bridge over which you can cross the chasm of despair.
美国是一个工程杰作, 是一座让你通过绝望之谷的桥梁.

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The most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps.
最危险的策略莫过于分两步跃过深渊.

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They failed to bridge the chasm.
他们未能跨越这道鸿沟.

辞典例句

A huge chasm gaped before them.
他们面前有个巨大的裂痕.

《简明英汉词典》

A dark chasm, a great abyss.
黑暗的鸿沟, 巨大的深渊.

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