the abysm of sth
常用于比喻,表示极度的困境或负面状态。
He plunged into the abysm of despair.
他陷入了绝望的深渊。
深渊;无底洞
无底深渊;深不可测的坑洞或虚空(常用于比喻)
a bottomless gulf or pit; any seemingly unfathomable cavity, chasm, or void extending below, often used figuratively
无底深渊;深不可测的坑洞或虚空(常用于比喻)
a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
The sudden loss of her job plunged her into an abysm of uncertainty and fear.
突然失业使她陷入不确定和恐惧的深渊。
用法提示:abysm 用作名词,比喻极度困难的境地。
After the scandal, the politician's reputation fell into an abysm from which it never recovered.
丑闻过后,这位政治家的声誉跌入万劫不复的深渊。
用法提示:abysm 用作名词,比喻名声的彻底败坏。
The philosopher described the human condition as an abysm of ignorance that we can never fully escape.
这位哲学家将人类境况描述为我们永远无法完全摆脱的无知深渊。
用法提示:abysm 用作名词,比喻深不可测的抽象概念。
常用于比喻,表示极度的困境或负面状态。
He plunged into the abysm of despair.
他陷入了绝望的深渊。
表示突然陷入严重困境。
The economy fell into an abysm.
经济陷入了深渊。
强调两者间的巨大差距或对立。
There is an abysm between the rich and the poor.
富人和穷人之间有一条鸿沟。
grammar · medium
易错句子He abysms into despair.
正确表达He falls into an abysm of despair.
中文学习者可能受汉语影响,将"abysm"误用作动词。实际上"abysm"仅为名词,需搭配动词(如fall)及冠词使用。
grammar · medium
易错句子We saw abysm from the cliff.
正确表达We saw an abysm from the cliff.
"abysm"为可数名词,通常需使用不定冠词"an"或复数形式,不可单独使用。中文学习者常忽略可数名词的数与冠词。
abysm与abyss意思相同,但abysm为古语或诗歌用词,abyss为现代常用词。
abysmal是形容词,意为‘极坏的’,而abysm是名词,指‘深渊’,二者词性不同,意义也有区别。
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