
好词典

源自中古英语 'gap',可能来自古挪威语 'gap',意为'缺口'或'开口'。
❶ 指物体或空间中的缺口或缝隙,可以是物理上的空隙或抽象概念上的间隔。
“There is a gap between the two walls.”
(两堵墙之间有一道缝隙。)
“She squeezed through the narrow gap in the fence.”
(她从围栏的狭窄缝隙中挤了过去。)
❶ 使产生缺口或间隔,通常用于描述在物体或时间上制造空隙的行为。
“The earthquake gapped the ground.”
(地震使地面裂开了缝隙。)
“He gapped his teeth slightly when he smiled.”
(他微笑时露出一丝牙缝。)
bridge the gap — 弥合差距或填补空缺,常用于描述解决分歧或弥补不足的情况。
“The new policy aims to bridge the gap between urban and rural areas.”
(新政策旨在弥合城乡之间的差距。)
generation gap — 代沟,指不同年龄段的人之间因观念、习惯等差异而产生的隔阂。
“The generation gap makes it hard for them to understand each other.”
(代沟使他们很难理解彼此。)