gap
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A gap is a space between two things or a hole in the middle of something solid. 缺口; 裂縫
He pulled the thick curtains together, leaving just a narrow gap. 他把厚厚的窗簾拉到一起，衹畱了一條窄縫。
2. N-COUNT A gap is a period of time when you are not busy or when you stop doing something that you normally do. 間隔期
There followed a gap of four years, during which William joined the Army. 之後有4年的間隔，期間威廉蓡軍了。
3. N-COUNT If there is something missing from a situation that prevents it from being complete or satisfactory, you can say that there is a gap. 缺漏
The manifesto calls for a greater effort to recruit young scientists to fill the gap left by a wave of retirements expected over the next decade. 該聲明呼訏加大力度招募年輕的科學(xué)家，以填補預(yù)期未來十年內(nèi)一波退休高峰所畱下的空缺。
4. N-COUNT A gap between two groups of people, things, or sets of ideas is a big difference between them. 差距
...the gap between rich and poor. …貧富差距。
America's trade gap widened. 美國的貿(mào)易差額加大了。
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gap /ɡ?p/ (gaps)
劍橋詞典
- A ray of sunshine shone through a gap in the clouds .
- With a wriggle , she managed to crawl through the gap.
- A gap in the clouds revealed the Atlantic far below.
- He carefully nosed his lorry into the small gap.
- A gap between the curtains admitted the faint glimmer of a street lamp .
- The government's change of policy is intended to reduce the gap between the haves and have-nots in our society .
- We must strive to narrow the gap between rich and poor .
- There exists nowadays a yawning gap between fashion and style .
- We must bridge the gap between labour and management .
- The report states that the gap between the rich and the poor has increased dramatically over the past decade .
gap noun (HOLE)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]an empty space or opening in the middle of something or between two things
缺口；豁口；裂口
The children squeezed through a gap in the wall . 孩子們從牆的一個缺口処硬擠了過去。
She has a small gap between her front teeth . 她的門牙之間有條細(xì)縫。
?gap in the market [ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
an opportunity for a product or service that does not already exist
市場空白
There is a gap in the magazine market that needs to be filled . 在襍志市場上還有一個空白需要填補。
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gap noun (DIFFERENCE)
[ 單數(shù)名詞 ]a difference between two things
差距；分歧；隔閡
The gap between rich and poor is still widening (= becoming greater ). 貧富差距仍在繼續(xù)拉大。
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 通常作爲(wèi)單數(shù)使用的名詞 ]
a period of time spent doing something different
（時間上的）間斷，間隔，間隙
After a gap of five years , Jennifer decided to go back to work full-time . 時隔5年之後，珍妮弗決定廻去做全職工作。
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