abyss
abyss
[əˈbɪs]
noun
[əˈbɪs]
noun
- a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm
深渊
a rope led down into the dark abyss.
一条绳子垂向黑暗的深渊。
■(figurative)a wide or profound difference between people; a gulf
(喻)（人与人之间的）巨大差异；鸿沟
the abyss between the two nations.
两个民族间的鸿沟。
■(figurative)the regions of hell conceived of as a bottomless pit
(喻)（地狱中的）无底深渊
Satan's dark abyss.
撒旦的黑暗深渊。
■(the abyss)(figurative)a catastrophic situation seen as likely to occur
(喻)（可能发生的）灾难性局势
teetering on the edge of the abyss of a total political wipeout.
飘摇于政治上彻底覆灭的边缘。
- late Middle English (in the sense 'infernal pit'): via late Latin from Greek abussos 'bottomless', from a- 'without' + bussos 'depth'
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