单词 | chasm |
释义 | chasm (kæzəm ) Word forms: chasms 1. countable noun A chasm is a very deep crack in rock, earth, or ice. 2. countable noun If you say that there is a chasm between two things or between two groups of people, you mean that there is a very large difference between them. ...the chasm that divides the worlds of university and industry. ...the chasm between rich and poor in America. [+ between] Collocations: cross a chasm It's the only way to cross the chasm. Christianity Today You can't do one thing to cross the chasm of sin in and of yourself. Christianity Today To gain entry into the citadel one had to cross the chasm with the help of a small wooden draw bridge. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Eventually the group manages to cross the chasm. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Every time he tried to cross the chasm before, he would always fall and wake up. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The cultural chasm has, if anything, grown in the past 20 years. Times, Sunday Times More surprising discoveries about the cultural chasm were to come. Times, Sunday Times At a stroke, a cultural chasm narrowed. Times, Sunday Times Studies have revealed a deep chasm between what pastors and parishioners believe successful discipleship looks like. Christianity Today It was also because of the deep chasm that exists between our professional and personal lives. Times,Sunday Times The remains of a portion of the cave are now a 40 m (130 ft) deep chasm with a natural bridge over it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Jake clears the obstruction just in time for them to escape, and they travel on to the edge of a deep chasm spanned by a dilapidated trestle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sasquatch has to stretch to get the team over a deep chasm, and at the top of the misty mountain they find the paint plants the parrots need. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ever since, a great chasm has sundered the fortification in two. Times, Sunday Times There he finds a tunnel leading to a great chasm under the house. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A great chasm remained between the gentry, both social and intellectual, and the rural people. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A great chasm separated the rural section from the urban population of the two major cities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Great chasms, 10to 12 wide and of immense depth, were ripped in the earth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Players have to hit over a huge chasm and it will be especially troublesome if the wind gets up. Times, Sunday Times The huge chasm in experience between the two sides was brutally portrayed in the medal tallies of the players involved. The Sun If you've been caring for somebody a lot, they leave a huge chasm in your life when they've gone. The Sun He touched every part of our lives and his loss has left a huge chasm that we can never fill. Times, Sunday Times But some critics seem intent on widening the vast chasm that exists between classical music and what we call in showbiz 'an audience'. Times, Sunday Times Husbands and wives stand on opposite sides of a vast chasm, shouting across to each other. Times, Sunday Times All of a sudden he finds himself standing on the edge of a vast chasm with a roaring torrent of water rushing below him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In your early thirties, it quickly becomes apparent that what used to be minor divergences between friends are now vast chasms. Times, Sunday Times Others, however, predict that the vast chasms in taste that divide the continent - coupled with its myriad political tensions - risk making the contest a discordant debacle. Times, Sunday Times This yawning chasm between intent and action is because we are busy. Times, Sunday Times (2016) This generation gap between older and younger men is an increasingly yawning chasm. Times, Sunday Times (2012) This is the yawning chasm she thinks Whistles can fill. Times, Sunday Times (2008) There's no yawning chasm of difference. Times, Sunday Times (2014) But soon he will be gone, and then the yawning chasm will open up once more. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Translations: Chinese: 大裂口岩石、地面或冰上的 Japanese: 裂け目 |
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