| 词汇 | abyss |
| 释义 | abyss noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /əˈbɪs/ us /əˈbɪs/ abyssnoun[C usually singular] (HOLE)literary a very deep hole that seems to have no bottom深渊 Compare canyon chasm cleft craternoun crevasse defilenounliterary gorgenoun(VALLEY) gulf(AREA)formal gully(CHANNEL) ravine rift sinkholenoun(HOLE) Geography: valleys arroyo canyon chasm cirque corrie cwm dale defile dell glen gorge gulch gully hanging valley inter-valley landform rift valley vale valley wadi abyssnoun[C usually singular] (BAD SITUATION)a difficult situation that brings trouble or destruction: 困境；险境；绝境 The country is sinking/plunging into an abyss of violence and lawlessness.这个国家正陷入暴力和法制崩溃的深渊。 She found herself on the edge of an abyss.她发现自己岌岌可危。 Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences a hard/tough row to hoeidiom adversity at your worstidiom Augean bad hair day downer epidemic half nelson hardness have a bumpy rideidiom pall prison purgatory push factor quagmire quicksand scrape strait the Augean Stablesidiom the hard wayidiom Examples of abyssabyss Our line is too short to fathom such immense abysses. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The ridge on which we stood ran right against it; it was the only means of approach, while ghastly abysses fell on either side. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are more than 200 caves and underground abysses. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Infernal abysses do not frighten us, nor the blazes of thunder. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. How is the earth fixed above the abyss: independently, or resting on the heavenly spheres beneath it? Horrible anguish and abysses opened up for me. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Same as always - the abyss yawning its head off at your feet, while you struggle with the monster that is trying to push you in. The ' abyss ' that allegedly separated this faction from the traditional right was, in fact, easily reconcilable, as the developments in the wake of the election show. The bottomless space or the abyss in which perceptible matter is contained would suggest to us the notion of this phenomenon, resulting in the unlimited synonymity of space and infinity. She was sliding into the abyss. As palliative care physicians we are often in the position of staring, along with our patients, into the mysterious abyss of life's most unanswerable and unknowable existential questions. We all know where it leads: to the abyss and to horror. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Last weekend we faced an abyss so deep we could see no bottom. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English There is no escape from that except into the abyss of a full statutory policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I said at that time that it seemed to me that we were descending into an abyss. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of abyss These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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