- [countable] (literary)
a deep opening or break in the ground （地上的）深裂口，裂隙，深坑 Suddenly a huge chasm opened in the earth. 大地突然裂开，露出一个大窟窿。 The ground dropped away into an awesome chasm. 地面陷入了一个可怕的深渊。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- gaping
- great
- …
- open
- open up
- [singular] chasm (between A and B) (formal)
a very big difference between two people or groups, for example because they have different attitudes （两个人或团体之间的）巨大分歧，显著差别 the yawning chasm of the generation gap 代沟的巨大鸿沟
Extra ExamplesA chasm separates my generation from my parents'. 分歧使我这一代人不同于我父母那一代。 a huge chasm of hate and prejudice 由于仇恨和偏见而产生的巨大裂痕 an attempt to bridge the chasm between the two cultures 弥合两种文化之间隔阂的尝试 the chasm between rich and poor 巨大的贫富差距
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- growing
- huge
- …
- bridge
- cross
- create
- …
- separate something
- chasm between
- chasm of
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting an opening up of the sea or land, as in an earthquake): from Latin chasma, from Greek khasma ‘gaping hollow’.