This immense chasm has been formed by an underground stream which has tunneled a course through a flaw in the rocks.
这个深邃的洞穴是由一条地下暗泉冲刷岩石中的缝隙并使之慢慢变大而形成的。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 42 Modern cavemen
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 极大的，巨大的;浩瀚的，无边际的;〈口〉非常好的;弘道;
💡 im不+mense计量，测量→不能测量→无限的
"There is still an immense amount of work to be done."
还有非常非常多的工作没有做。
近义：huge, incommensurate, infinite, large, mammoth, massive
adj. 地下的;秘密的;先锋派的;隐蔽的;
💡 under在…下+ground地→地下的
"a secret underground passage"
地下秘密通道
近义：subsurface, subterranean, subterraneous, buried, backdoor, secret
反义：jural, lawful, legit, legitimate, licit, original
n. 课程;航线;行动方向;一道菜;
vt. 快速地流动;奔流;跑过;追逐;
vi. 沿…（方向）前进;指引航线;快跑;迅速移动;
💡 cour 发生+se → n. 发展；进程，课程，一道菜
"There were only three of us on the advanced course."
只有我们三人学高级课程。
近义：racecourse, racetrack, speedway, track, pass, range
n. 峡谷;裂缝，断层;裂口;（感情等的）分歧;
"There's a chasm between rich and poor in that society."
那社会中存在着贫富差距.
近义：pit, abyss, gulf, pitfall, snare, trap
反义：head, height, apex, hilltop, peak, pinnacle
n. 河流，小河，川，溪;潮流，趋势，倾向;（事件等的）连续，（财富等的）滚滚而来;流出，流注，一连串;
vt.& vi. 流，流动;
vi. 飘扬;招展;鱼贯而行;一个接一个地移动;
vt. 按能力分班（或分组）;按能力分班（或分组）;
"The puddles had coalesced into a small stream."
地面上水洼子里的水汇流成了一条小溪。
近义：inflow, issue, run, spring, well, debouch