Chasm



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. ( 地壳, 冰上的) 深渊,大沟;大差别
• [英] 深渊,大沟(abyss, gorge);大差别(a pronounced difference)
• ［例］ bridge the cultural chasm ( 弥合文化上的裂痕)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Latin chasma, from Greek; akin to Latin hiare to yawn — more at yawn
• Date: 1596
• 1. a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (as the earth) ; gorge
• 2. a marked division, separation, or difference

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