Front | chasm |
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Pron | ['kæzəm] |
Back | 【chasm】 n.深坑或裂缝;利害冲突 There was a deep political chasm between the two countries which nearly led to a war. 两国间的政治冲突几乎导致战争。 |
Vocab | chasma deep opening in the earth's surface
A chasm is a deep divide, either literal or figurative, such as a giant chasm in an ice cap or the growing chasm between two friends who haven't spoken in a long time. The first syllable in chasm sounds like cat without the t sound: "CA-zum". It comes from the Greek word khasma, meaning "yawning hollow, gulf" and was originally used to describe a split in a land formation, such as a deep crack caused by an earthquake. The word still retains that sense, but today can also mean "a profound division between people or beliefs," such as a chasm between Republicans and Democrats. All forms of 'chasm' will appear on average once every 1077 pages. chasm |
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