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  • n.间隙;差距;缺口;间隔;开口;分歧;隔阂;间断;裂口;豁口
  • vi.有缺口;张开;造成缝隙;使成缺口;使豁裂豁开;露出裂口

复数: gaps 过去式: gapped 现在分词: gapping 过去分词: gapped 第三人称单数: gaps

gapgap

noun

1

开口;豁口;缺口;裂口
a space between two things or in the middle of sth, especially because there is a part missing

a gap in a hedge

树篱的豁口

Leave a gap between your car and the next.

在车与车之间留条道。

2

间断;间隔;间隙
a period of time when sth stops, or between two events

a gap in the conversation

谈话的间隙

They met again after a gap of twenty years.

他们阔别二十年后又见面了。

There's a big age gap between them (= a big difference in their ages).

他们之间年龄差距很大。

3

分歧;隔阂;差距
a difference that separates people, or their opinions, situation, etc.

the gap between rich and poor

贫富之间的差距

the gap between theory and practice

理论与实践的脱节

4

缺口;空白;漏洞
a space where sth is missing

His death left an enormous gap in my life.

他去世给我的生活留下巨大的空白。

There were several gaps in my education.

我受的教育有好多欠缺之处。

We think we've identified a gap in the market (= a business opportunity to make or sell sth that is not yet available) .

我们认为已经发现了市场上一个尚待填补的空白。

习语

gap

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 缝隙;缺口;豁口;裂口
    A gap is a space between two things or a hole in the middle of something solid.

    He pulled the thick curtains together, leaving just a narrow gap.

    他拉上厚厚的窗帘,仅留下一条狭窄的缝隙。

  • 2
    N-COUNT (时间上的)间断,间隔,间隙
    A gap is a period of time when you are not busy or when you stop doing something that you normally do.

    There followed a gap of four years, during which William joined the Army.

    随后的4年时间,威廉在陆军服役。

  • 3
    N-COUNT 漏洞;空白;缺口
    If there is something missing from a situation that prevents it being complete or satisfactory, you can say that there is a gap .

    We need more young scientists to fill the gap left by a wave of retirements expected over the next decade...

    我们需要更多年轻的科学家来填补预计未来10年退休高峰带来的人才缺口。

  • 4
    N-COUNT 分歧;差距;隔阂
    A gap between two groups of people, things, or sets of ideas is a big difference between them.

    ...the gap between rich and poor...

    贫富差距

noun

1
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
it was presented without commercial breaks
there was a gap in his account
Synonym: break interruption disruption
2
a narrow opening
he opened the window a crack
Synonym: crack
3
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
gap between income and outgo
the spread between lending and borrowing costs
Synonym: spread
4
a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
5
a pass between mountain peaks
Synonym: col
6
an open or empty space in or between things
there was a small opening between the trees
the explosion made a gap in the wall
Synonym: opening

verb

1
make an opening or gap in
Synonym: breach

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  1. A cheaper range of products was introduced to plug the gap at the lower end of the market .

    推出相对廉价的一系列产品,是为了填补较低档市场的缺口。

  2. We need more young scientists to fill the gap left by a wave of retirements expected over the next decade

    我们需要更多年轻的科学家来填补预计未来10年退休高峰带来的人才缺口。

  3. We think we 've identified a gap in the market .

    我们认为已经发现了市场上一个尚待填补的空白。

  4. The product has filled a gap in the market .

    这个产品填补了市场的空白。

  5. His death left an enormous gap in my life .

    他去世给我的生活留下巨大的空白。

  6. Leave a gap between your car and the next .

    在车与车之间留条道。

  7. The gap between the two top teams is closing all the time .

    两支顶尖队的差距一直在缩小。

  8. The gap between the two teams has narrowed to three points .

    两队之间的差距缩小到三分了。

  9. They met again after a gap of twenty years .

    他们阔别二十年后又见面了。

  10. There were several gaps in my education .

    我受的教育有好多欠缺之处。

  11. There was only a narrow gap between the bed and the wall .

    床和墙之间只有一条窄缝。

  12. These measures are aimed at closing the gap between rich and poor .

    这些措施旨在缩小贫富差距。

  13. He tried to push his hand through the gap but it wouldn 't go .

    他试着把手伸进豁口,可就是伸不进去。

  14. I 'm planning to take a gap year and go backpacking in India .

    我准备休假一年去印度背包旅行。

  15. There 's a yawning gap between rich and poor .

    贫富之间有一条鸿沟。

  16. Newspapers were talking of a credibility gap between what he said and what he did .

    各家报纸都在议论他言行不一。

  17. I went around the world in my gap year .

    我在上大学前空闲的一年里周游了世界。

  18. Britain needs to bridge the technology gap between academia and industry .

    英国需要弥合学术界和企业界之间的技术差距。

  19. There is a credibility gap developing between employers and employees .

    雇主和雇员之间出现了信任危机。

  20. Like a good businessman , Stewart identified a gap in the market .

    像精明的商人一样,斯图尔特发现了市场上的一个空白。

  21. Measure the length and width of the gap

    测量一下这条缝隙的长与宽。

  22. The developed nations have to recognize the growing gap between rich and poor around the world

    发达国家必须认识到世界范围内的贫富差距正在不断扩大。

  23. Leave a gap at the top and bottom so air can circulate .

    上下各留一个口子通风。

  24. By 1973 , this gap had narrowed almost to vanishing point

    到1973年,这一差距已缩小到几乎为零。

  25. There followed a gap of four years , during which William joined the Army .

    随后的4年时间,威廉在陆军服役。

  26. Most recent opinion polls suggest that the gap between the two main parties has narrowed

    最新的民意测验显示这两大主要政党之间的差距已经缩小了。

  27. He pulled the thick curtains together , leaving just a narrow gap .

    他拉上厚厚的窗帘,仅留下一条狭窄的缝隙。

  28. Fill in gaps by using short , upward strokes of the pencil .

    用铅笔向上短短地勾画几道来填充空白。

  29. The boy has gaps in his mind about it . He is blotting certain things out

    这个小男孩对此的记忆中有几段空白。他想忘掉某些事情。

  30. America 's trade gap widened

    美国的贸易逆差加大了。

gap breach break chink cleft 【导航词义:裂缝】
gap v. 裂缝;差距
〔辨析〕

指同一物体的两部分或两者之间的空间、差别、差距等。

〔例证〕

There is a gap in the wall.

墙上有道裂缝。

He pushed through a gap which the man was repairing.

他冲过那个人正在修补的一个缺口。

The gap between the two parties has narrowed considerably.

双方的隔阂已大大缩小。

breach v. 裂口,缺口
〔辨析〕

指防护墙、堤坝等上的缺口。

〔例证〕

There is a breach in the castle wall.

城堡墙壁上有个缺口。

The waves made a breach in the sea wall.

海浪将防波堤冲开了一个缺口。

break v. 裂口,裂缝
〔辨析〕

普通用词,可指各种事物的裂隙、缺口等。

〔例证〕

There is a break in the water pipe.

水管上有个裂口。

The moon shone through a break in the clouds.

月光透过云层的缝隙照射下来。

chink v. 裂缝,裂隙
〔辨析〕

指墙上、窗帘接合部之间等可透过风、光线的小裂缝。

〔例证〕

Wind came through a chink in the wall.

风从墙上的裂缝中透了进来。

Through a chink in the wall she could see a bit of the blue sky.

透过墙上的缝隙她可以看到一线蓝天。

cleft v. 裂缝,裂口
〔辨析〕

尤指岩石等表面自然的裂缝。

〔例证〕

He was stuck in a cleft of the rocks.

他被卡在一个岩石缝里。

He hid the message in a cleft of the stone.

他把情报藏在石头的裂缝里。

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

gap与以下词性连用

adj.

narrow gap

狭窄的缝隙;短暂的间隔

v.

bridge a gap

缩小空缺(或差距)

fill a gap

弥补缺口(或差距)

leave a gap

使形成空缺(或差距)

widen a gap

扩大间隔(或差距)

prep.

gap between something

…之间的间隔(或差距)

n.

bridge the gap/gulf/divide (between A and B)

消除(甲、乙间的)隔阂 / 鸿沟 / 分歧
to reduce or get rid of the differences that exist between two things or groups of people