| 释义 |
abyss/əˈbis/n. 1 a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm 深渊；无底洞 2a an immeasurable depth 无垠；深不可测 abyss of despair 极度绝望 b a catastrophic situation as contemplated or feared 悲惨的境地；可怕的结局 his loss brought him a step nearer the abyss 他的失败使他几近崩溃 3 (prec. by 前接 the) primal chaos; hell 混沌；地狱 [Middle English via Late Latin abyssus from Greek abussos ‘bottomless’ (as A-1, bussos ‘depth’)] |