An apparent difference between what is said or promised and what happens or is true.
信用差距（所说的话或所作的承诺和所发生的事或真实情况之间的明显不一致）
there is a distinct credibility gap between policy and achievement
Example sentencesExamples
The Europeans must also close the credibility gap.
This will have serious long term pay offs and close the credibility gap.
These two are good enough that there are times when their performances bridge the credibility gap created by the script.
‘This creates something of a credibility gap,’ he said.
The widening space between concept and reality has become a credibility gap it's getting harder and harder to cross.
The clumsiness of this campaign meant it plummeted into a bottomless credibility gap, and those behind it wasted their money.
The credibility gap these days is as wide as the Forth, and just as deep.
This concept of the play is immediately appealing, but it is not long into the production before the audience is called upon to bridge a major credibility gap.
The disconnect between the administration's rhetoric and the reality there on the ground has opened not just a credibility gap but a creditability chasm.
As for enterprises, dishonesty only brings about a credibility gap, which greatly increases transaction costs and ultimately deters further development.
I would also say that there is a growing credibility gap between what is said and what is being done.
There is a huge credibility gap between what is agreed and what actually gets implemented in rectifying the global balance of commerce.
It is gradually opening up the credibility gap between what it says about the economy to the business community, and what it actually does.
When you start cutting deals, that's when you slow down rights and put yourself in a credibility gap.
This is where the credibility gap widens enormously.
‘There's a credibility gap between what companies claim to be doing, and what they're actually doing,’ says Forrester's Orlov.
Leading high street banks face a massive credibility gap over the next few weeks as directors queue up to present news of bulging profits.
There is a huge credibility gap in the argument for war.
In some cases, signs of a credibility gap are so severe that they ooze from companies' financial statements - and translate into plummeting stock prices.
The gulf between the two has created an enormous credibility gap.
Definition of credibility gap in US English:
credibility gap
nounˌkredəˈbilədē ɡap
An apparent difference between what is said or promised and what happens or is true.
信用差距（所说的话或所作的承诺和所发生的事或真实情况之间的明显不一致）
there is a distinct credibility gap between policy and achievement
Example sentencesExamples
‘There's a credibility gap between what companies claim to be doing, and what they're actually doing,’ says Forrester's Orlov.
The Europeans must also close the credibility gap.
As for enterprises, dishonesty only brings about a credibility gap, which greatly increases transaction costs and ultimately deters further development.
Leading high street banks face a massive credibility gap over the next few weeks as directors queue up to present news of bulging profits.
The disconnect between the administration's rhetoric and the reality there on the ground has opened not just a credibility gap but a creditability chasm.
This will have serious long term pay offs and close the credibility gap.
‘This creates something of a credibility gap,’ he said.
These two are good enough that there are times when their performances bridge the credibility gap created by the script.
There is a huge credibility gap in the argument for war.
The gulf between the two has created an enormous credibility gap.
It is gradually opening up the credibility gap between what it says about the economy to the business community, and what it actually does.
In some cases, signs of a credibility gap are so severe that they ooze from companies' financial statements - and translate into plummeting stock prices.
There is a huge credibility gap between what is agreed and what actually gets implemented in rectifying the global balance of commerce.
I would also say that there is a growing credibility gap between what is said and what is being done.
When you start cutting deals, that's when you slow down rights and put yourself in a credibility gap.
This is where the credibility gap widens enormously.
The clumsiness of this campaign meant it plummeted into a bottomless credibility gap, and those behind it wasted their money.
This concept of the play is immediately appealing, but it is not long into the production before the audience is called upon to bridge a major credibility gap.
The credibility gap these days is as wide as the Forth, and just as deep.
The widening space between concept and reality has become a credibility gap it's getting harder and harder to cross.