chasm

Word family adjectivechasmedchasmicchasmynounchasm

Related topics: Nature, Geology, Geography

chas·m /ˈkæzəm/ noun

1 [countableC]DNHOLE a very deep space 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

Examples from the Corpus

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.• Winters died after her car plunged into the 40-foot chasm.• He talked about landslides in previous monsoons that had opened gaping chasms 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.

Origin chasm

(1500-1600) Latin chasma, from Greek

词汇	chasm
释义	chasm Word family adjectivechasmedchasmicchasmynounchasm Related topics: Nature, Geology, Geography chas·m /ˈkæzəm/ noun 1 [countableC]DNHOLE a very deep space 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 Examples from the Corpus 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.• Winters died after her car plunged into the 40-foot chasm.• He talked about landslides in previous monsoons that had opened gaping chasms 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. Origin chasm (1500-1600) Latin chasma, from Greek
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