a deep fissure in the earth, rock, or another surface
(土地、岩石等表面的)深沟。
〈喻〉 巨大差异,鸿沟
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the chasm between rich and poor .贫富间的巨大差异。
"late 16th cent. (denoting an opening up of the sea or land, as in an earthquake): from Latin