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石罅;地缝;冰缝 A chasm is a very deep crack in rock, earth, or ice.
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(事物或团体间的)显著差距，巨大分歧 If you say that there is a chasm between two things or between two groups of people, you mean that there is a very large difference between them.
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...the chasm that divides the worlds of university and industry.
将大学和企业两个世界分隔开的鸿沟
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...the chasm between rich and poor in America.
美国显著的贫富差距
