柯林斯詞典gap /ɡ?p/ (gaps) 1. N-COUNT A gap is a space between two things or a hole in the middle of something solid. 缺口; 裂縫 He pulled the thick curtains together, leaving just a narrow gap. 他把厚厚的窗簾拉到一起，只留了一條窄縫。2. N-COUNT A gap is a period of time when you are not busy or when you stop doing something that you normally do. 間隔期 There followed a gap of four years, during which William joined the Army. 之后有4年的間隔，期間威廉參軍了。3. N-COUNT If there is something missing from a situation that prevents it from being complete or satisfactory, you can say that there is a gap. 缺漏 The manifesto calls for a greater effort to recruit young scientists to fill the gap left by a wave of retirements expected over the next decade. 該聲明呼吁加大力度招募年輕的科學(xué)家，以填補(bǔ)預(yù)期未來十年內(nèi)一波退休高峰所留下的空缺。4. N-COUNT A gap between two groups of people, things, or sets of ideas is a big difference between them. 差距 ...the gap between rich and poor. …貧富差距。 America's trade gap widened. 美國的貿(mào)易差額加大了。 返回 gap劍橋詞典 gap noun (HOLE) [ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] an empty space or opening in the middle of something or between two things 缺口；豁口；裂口 The children squeezed through a gap in the wall . 孩子們從墻的一個(gè)缺口處硬擠了過去。 She has a small gap between her front teeth . 她的門牙之間有條細(xì)縫。 ?gap in the market [ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] an opportunity for a product or service that does not already exist 市場空白 There is a gap in the magazine market that needs to be filled . 在雜志市場上還有一個(gè)空白需要填補(bǔ)。 例句 A ray of sunshine shone through a gap in the clouds .With a wriggle , she managed to crawl through the gap.A gap in the clouds revealed the Atlantic far below.He carefully nosed his lorry into the small gap.A gap between the curtains admitted the faint glimmer of a street lamp . gap noun (DIFFERENCE) [ 單數(shù)名詞 ] a difference between two things 差距；分歧；隔閡 The gap between rich and poor is still widening (= becoming greater ). 貧富差距仍在繼續(xù)拉大。 [ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 通常作為單數(shù)使用的名詞 ] a period of time spent doing something different （時(shí)間上的）間斷，間隔，間隙 After a gap of five years , Jennifer decided to go back to work full-time . 時(shí)隔5年之后，珍妮弗決定回去做全職工作。 例句 The government's change of policy is intended to reduce the gap between the haves and have-nots in our society .We must strive to narrow the gap between rich and poor .There exists nowadays a yawning gap between fashion and style .We must bridge the gap between labour and management .The report states that the gap between the rich and the poor has increased dramatically over the past decade .習(xí)語bridge a/the gap 返回 gap