柯林斯詞典abyss /??b?s/ (abysses) 1. N-COUNT An abyss is a very deep hole in the ground. 深淵[文學(xué)性] The torrent, swollen by the melting snow, plunges into a tremendous abyss. 因融化的雪水而高漲的急流瀉入一個巨大的深淵之中。2. N-COUNT If someone is on the edge or brink of an abyss, they are about to enter into a very frightening or threatening situation. 深淵 (指危險處境)[文學(xué)性] ...a warning that the Middle East was on the brink of an abyss. …一則有關(guān)中東已經(jīng)瀕臨深淵的警告。 返回 abyss劍橋詞典 abyss noun [C usually singular] (HOLE) literary a very deep hole that seems to have no bottom 深淵 abyss noun [C usually singular] (BAD SITUATION) a difficult situation that brings trouble or destruction 困境；險境；絕境 The country is sinking /plunging into an abyss of violence and lawlessness. 這個國家正陷入暴力和法制崩潰的深淵。 She found herself on the edge of an abyss. 她發(fā)現(xiàn)自己岌岌可危。 返回 abyss