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gap

UK /ɡæp/US /ɡæp/

词源

源自中古英语 'gap',可能来自古挪威语 'gap',意为'缺口'或'开口'。

noun

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。)

同义词:opening, space, interval, breach, hiatus

verb

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。)

同义词:separate, divide, split, crack, rift

常见短语

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。)