| 单词 | abyss |
| 释义 | abyss (æbɪs ) Word forms: abysses 1. countable noun [usually singular] An abyss is a very deep hole in the ground. [literary] 2. countable noun [usually singular] If someone is on the edge or brink of an abyss, they are about to enter into a very frightening or threatening situation. [literary] He felt he was on the edge of an abyss; one false move and he was done for. The country was on the brink of an abyss. Synonyms: cataclysm, collapse, disaster, catastrophe 3. countable noun [usually singular, with supplement] A very great difference between two people, things, or groups can be referred to as an abyss. [literary] How big is the abyss between what you think you are and what you actually are? Synonyms: gap, difference, gulf, split Collocations: dark abyss A culture of entitlement and impunity has brought our nation to the brink of a dark abyss. Times, Sunday Times It uses this to attract smaller fish in the dark abyss. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The has fallen into a dark abyss. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Think of the past 12-18 months as a huge bungee jump bouncing back up out of an economic abyss. Times, Sunday Times With many of them staring into an economic abyss, companies of all sizes have faced particular scrutiny. Times,Sunday Times Decades of cynical, self-serving behavior from politicians has helped plummet this state into a fiscal and economic abyss. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 深渊 Japanese: 底なしの深い穴 |
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