abyss

US: /əˈbɪs/
UK: /ɐbˈɪs/


English Vietnamese dictionary


abyss /ə'bis/
  • danh từ
    • vực sâu, vực thẳm
    • biển thẳm
    • lòng trái đất; địa ngục

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
[usually sing.] (formal or literary) a very deep wide space or hole that seems to have no bottom: Ahead of them was a gaping abyss. + (figurative) an abyss of ignorance / despair / loneliness + They took a long look into the abyss before deciding whether to jump. + (figurative) The country is stepping back from the edge of an abyss.

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
deep, abysm, bottomless gulf, yawning chasm, gaping void, unfathomable cavity, impenetrable depth(s):
The path led straight down into the abyss. In the scandal the MP was plunged into the abyss of disgrace.

Concise English dictionary


abyssesə'bɪs
noun
+a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)