chasm

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

助记提示


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.

双语例句


1. 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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2. 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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3. Suddenly a huge chasm opened in the earth.
大地突然裂开,形成一道深坑.

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

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5. Pat had earlier made a dive of 80 feet from the Chasm Bridge.
帕特早先曾从80英尺高的峡谷大桥上俯冲跳下。

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