| [/gæp; ɡæp/] n ~ (in/between sth) 用法:
1 opening or break in sth or between two things 缺口; 裂口; 豁口:
a gap in a fence, hedge, wall, etc 篱笆、 树篱、 墙壁等的豁口 *
The road goes through a gap in/between the hills. 公路从山间峡谷穿过. 用法:
2 unfilled interval of space （空间的）间隔:
a gap of five miles between towns 镇与镇之间 相隔五英里 *
(fig 比喻) There were some unaccountable gaps in (ie parts missing from) his story. 他讲的话有些地方连贯不起来. 用法:
3 unfilled interval of time; lapse （时间的）间隙, 间断:
a gap in the conversation 谈话中的停顿 *
After a gap of 30 years the custom was reintroduced. 这一风俗中断了30年後又兴起来了. *
a temporary job to fill the gap between school and university 高中毕业到升入大学前这段时间的临时工作. 用法:
4 (fig 比喻) separation 分离:
a wide gap between the opinions of two people 两人意见的巨大分歧. 用法:
5 (fig 比喻) deficiency which needs to be filled 需加填补的不足、 缺陷或空白:
a gap in one's education 个人受教育上的缺欠 *
There was a terrible gap in her life after her husband died. 她在丈夫去世後生活中有过一段难堪的日子. *
a gap in the market, ie absence of a type of article which people might wish to buy 市场上某货物的脱销. 用法:
6 (idm 习语) bridge a/the gap => bridge. a credibility gap => credibility (credible). the generation gap => generation. |