gap

英 [ɡæp] 美 [ɡæp]

• n. 缺口；裂缝；差距；空白

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]缺口,裂口

   opening or break in sth or between two things

2. [C]间隔,间隙

   unfilled interval of space

3. [C]差距

   separation; difference

4. [C]不足,缺陷

   defficiency which needs to be filled

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 差距
2. 空白
3. 间断，间隔，间隙
4. 峡谷
5. 山口
6. 翼隔
7. 分歧，隔阂
8. 豁口，裂口，缺口，开口
9. 漏洞，缺陷
10. 裂缝
11. 【军】突破口
12. 总空情图（图表）

v. 动词

1. 使豁裂，使成缺口，使生罅隙，产生裂缝，使成裂口，造成缝隙，造成开口
2. 豁开，裂开，张开
3. 分岐
4. 打开缺口

英英释义

Noun:

1. a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures;

   "gap between income and outgo"
   "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"
   

2. 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"
   

3. a narrow opening;

   "he opened the window a crack"
   

4. a pass between mountain peaks

5. a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations

6. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity;

   "it was presented without commercial breaks"
   "there was a gap in his account"
   

Verb:

1. make an opening or gap in

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He has a gap between his two front teeth.
   他的两个门牙之间有一缺口。
2. A big gap yawned between the rocks.
   岩石间豁开一个大裂口。
3. They planed to narrow the gap between imports and exports.
   他们计划缩小进出口的差额。
4. Reducing the gap between rich and poor is one of the main challenges facing the government.
   缩小贫富之间的差距是政府面临的主要难题之一。
5. We are determined to bring credit to our country by filling this gap in our industry.
   我们一定要争一口气, 把祖国工业上这项空白填补上。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The gate was locked but we went through a gap in the fence.
   门锁了,我们便从篱笆的一处缺口钻了进去。
2. There is a gap of five miles between towns.
   镇与镇之间相隔五英里。
3. The record is not complete; there are several gaps in it.
   这份纪录不完整,中间有几处间断。
4. There is a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen.
   关于这点,两位政治家的政见有很大分歧。
5. We must see that there is no gap in our defense.
   我们必须确保我们的防御没有漏洞。

经典引文

• There were wide gaps between the buildings..where dwellings had been shelled or burned.

  出自： M. Mitchell

• The path led me..through a gap in a high elder hedge.

  出自： J. T. Story

• Eager hands tore down the sandbags to gap a passage for them.

  出自： B. Cable

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

the generation gap

代沟difference in attitude, or lack of understanding, between young people and older people

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• bridge gaps 跨过鸿沟,填补裂缝
• close the gap 缩小差距
• feel a gap 感觉差距
• fill a gap 弥补缺陷
• find〔leave〕 a gap 发现〔留下〕空白
• lessen a gap 缩小差距

形容词+～

• clear gap 清清楚楚的裂缝〔分歧〕
• cultural gap 文化差异
• definite gap 明确的差距〔分歧〕
• huge〔wide〕 gap 巨大的鸿沟
• awkward gap 难以处理的隔阂〔分歧〕
• economic gap 经济差距

名词+～

• communications gap 思想隔阂,感情隔阂
• credibility gap 信用差距
• generation gap 代沟
• poverty gap 贫困的深渊
• stop gap 权宜之计
• trade gap 贸易差额

～+介词

• gap between… 间的分歧
• gap between imports and exports 进出口差额
• gap between teeth 齿缝
• gap in a fence 篱笆的缺口
• gap of four miles 四英里的距离

词源解说

• ☆ 1261年进入英语，直接源自古北欧语的gap，意为裂缝。

近反义词

【近义词】

• break
• opening