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abyss
[英] [əˈbɪs] [美] [əˈbɪs] 生词本

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1. N-COUNT 深渊 An abyss is a very deep hole in the ground. 
2. N-COUNT 险恶的境地 If someone is on the edge or brink of an abyss, they are about to enter into a very frightening or threatening situation. 

  • He felt he was on the edge of an abyss; one false move and he was done for...

    他觉得如临深渊，一步不慎便会永劫不复。

  • The country was on the brink of an abyss.

    国家岌岌可危。

3. N-COUNT 极大的差异；鸿沟 A very great difference between two people, things, or groups can be referred to as an abyss . 

  • How big is the abyss between what you think you are and what you actually are?

    你对自己的认识和真实的你之间差别到底有多大？

Noun

1. a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

1. Anyone who betrays his motherland shall inevitably fall into the abyss of eternal sin and shame.
一切出卖祖国的人都必将堕入永远被人唾骂的罪恶深渊。

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2. He is plunging into an abyss of despair.
他陷入了绝望的深渊。

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3. The old society was an abyss of darkness.
旧社会暗无天日。

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4. The people are plunged into an abyss of misery.
涂炭生灵。

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5. Their lives were filled with untold suffering.; They lived in an abyss of misery.
他们生活在水深火热之中。

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