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abyss
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Derivatives :
adj
abyssal
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- abyss
[ə'bɪs]
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noun
[liter]
[c]
(deep hole) 无底洞
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2.
noun
[liter]
(disaster) 深渊
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3.
noun
[liter]
(gap，gulf) 鸿沟
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- abyss
[ə'bɪs]
[ə'bɪs]
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1.
noun
深渊；深湖区；无底洞
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a profound abyss
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深渊
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2.
noun
深不可测的事物
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abyss of shame
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奇耻大辱
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abyss of time
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时光绵绵
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3.
noun
海洋深处，深海
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4.
noun
[Theology]
（创世之前的）混沌，洪荒
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5.
noun
地狱，阴间
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6.
noun
（智力等方面的）深邃
Collins English-English Dictionary
- abyss
[ə'bɪs]
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n
a very deep or unfathomable gorge or chasm
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2.
n
anything that appears to be endless or immeasurably deep, such as time, despair, or shame
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3.
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hell or the infernal regions conceived of as a bottomless pit
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4.
n
[Etymology]
C16: via Late Latin from Greek abussos bottomless (as in the phrase abussos limne bottomless lake), from a-1 + bussos depth
Examples
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abyss of time
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时光绵绵
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The dragon was hurled into the abyss.
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恶龙被投入了深渊。
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The plane shot down into the abyss.
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这架飞机朝下面的深渊射击。
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脱离苦海
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get out of the abyss of misery
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苦难的深渊
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the abyss of misery
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《诗》云：“战战兢兢，如临深渊，如履薄冰。”
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The Songs says:"In fear and trembling, as if approaching a deep abyss, as if walking on thin ice."
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拯民于水火之中
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deliver the people from an abyss of misery
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他终于脱离了苦海，从此免受煎熬。
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He finally got out of the abyss of misery, and will be free from suffering from now on.
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