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

• Environment and development, it is the chasm of industrialized country and area impassable.
  环境与发展，是工业化国家和地区不可逾越的鸿沟。
• 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。
• In this way they came to the edge of the chasm.
  他们就这样来到了缺口的边缘。
• They failed to bridge the chasm.
  他们未能跨越这道鸿沟。
• 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。
• A huge chasm gaped before them.
  他们面前有个巨大的裂痕。
• 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。
• Digital chasm already was together with the imparity of21 century and impoverished connection, become current and henceforth a hot issue inside period of time.
  数字鸿沟已与21世纪的不平等和贫困联系在一起，成为当前以及今后一段时间内一个炙手可热的问题。
• If unattended, this gap may well turn into a chasm.
  如不加以解决，这一差距很有可能变为难以弥合的沟壑。
• Making this vision a reality is challenging because of the rather significant chasm between client and server.
  由于在客户机和服务器间存在着巨大差异，让这个目标成为现实还是很有挑战性的。