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abyss

UK //əˈbɪs//US //əˈbɪs//

词源

源自希腊语 'ábyssos'(无底的),通过拉丁语 'abyssus' 进入英语,原指《圣经》中的混沌深渊。

noun

❶ 指极深或看似无底的深渊,常用于比喻极度危险或绝望的处境,也指海洋深处等难以测量的深度。

“The climber nearly fell into the abyss below.”

(登山者差点掉入下方的深渊。)

“Her depression felt like an endless abyss.”

(她的抑郁情绪如同无底的深渊。)

同义词:chasm, void, gulf

常见短语

staring into the abyss — 形容面对极度危险或未知的恐惧,常用于比喻直面巨大困难或绝望的处境。

“After losing his job, he felt like he was staring into the abyss.”

(失业后,他感觉自己正凝视着深渊。)