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abyssBrE /əˈbɪs/ NAmE /əˈbɪs/ noun [usually sing. ] (formal or literary ) a very deep wide space or hole that seems to have no bottom 深渊◆ Ahead of them was a gaping abyss . 他们前面是一个巨大的深渊。◆ (figurative ) an abyss of ignorance /despair /loneliness 无知到极点；彻底绝望；无尽的孤寂◆ (figurative ) The country is stepping back from the edge of an abyss . 该国临渊而退。 |