| 释义 |
abyssBrE /əˈbɪs/NAmE /əˈbɪs/ noun [usually sing.] (formal or literary) a very deep wide space or hole that seems to have no bottom 深渊◆Ahead of them was a gaping abyss. 他们前面是一个巨大的深渊。◆(figurative) an abyss of ignorance/despair/loneliness 无知到极点；彻底绝望；无尽的孤寂◆(figurative) The country is stepping back from the edge of an abyss. 该国临渊而退。 |