gap
noun OPAL W
/ɡæp/
/ɡæp/
- a space where something is missing
缺口；空白；漏洞 - Extra funding is needed to plug the gap.
需要额外资金来填补这一缺口。 - gap in something Fill the gaps in these sentences.
给这些句子填空。 - There are huge gaps in their knowledge.
他们的知识有巨大的缺漏。 - His death left an enormous gap in my life.
他去世给我的生活留下巨大的空白。 - There were several gaps in my education.
我受的教育有几个欠缺之处。 - We think we've identified a gap in the market (= a business opportunity to make or sell something that is not yet available).
我们认为已经发现了市场上一个尚待填补的空白。
Extra Examples- Her appointment will fill the gap created when the marketing manager left.
对她的聘任将填补营销主管离任后产生的职位空缺。 - legislation to close a gap in the law
填补法律空白的立法 - serious gaps in our understanding of the disease
我们对这种疾病的认识存在严重差距
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- enormous
- great
- …
- create
- leave
- identify
- …
- gap in
- a gap in the market
- Extra funding is needed to plug the gap.
- a space between two things or in the middle of something, especially because there is a part missing
开口；豁口；缺口；裂口 - There should be a six-inch gap at the bottom.
底部应该有六英寸的间隙。 - gap in something a gap in a hedge
树篱的豁口 - gap between A and B Leave a gap between your car and the next.
在车与车之间留条道。 - through a gap I managed to squeeze through the gap.
我设法挤过了空隙。
Extra Examples- A rabbit darted through a gap in the fence.
一只兔子猛地从篱笆中的一个豁口蹿了过去。 - Position the tiles, leaving a narrow gap between the edges.
放好瓦片，边缘之间留一条缝隙。 - Seal the gaps around the windows with a sealant.
用密封条把窗子周围的缝隙封上。 - an awkward gap between the bed and the door
门与床之间局促的空间 - I spotted a gap in the cars and went for it.
我发现车里有一个缺口，就往那里走。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
- …
- leave
- fill
- seal
- …
- appear
- open up
- through a/the gap
- gap between
- gap in
- …
- There should be a six-inch gap at the bottom.
- a period of time when something stops, or between two events
间断；间隔；间隙 - gap in something a gap in the conversation
谈话的间隙 - gap between A and B He wrote his first novel in the gap between school and university.
他在中学毕业后上大学前写了第一部小说。 - gap of something They met again after a gap of twenty years.
他们阔别二十年后又见面了。 - There’s a big age gap between them (= a big difference in their ages).
他们之间年龄差距很大。
Extra Examples- Ads are just there to fill the gaps between quiz shows.
插播广告只是为了填补知识竞赛节目间的空档。 - She returned to teaching after a twelve-year gap.
中断 12 年后，她又重返教学岗位。 - a job to fill the gap between high school and college
中学毕业后上大学之前的一段时间做的一份工作 - a gap in his career
他事业中的空白期
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- two-year
- …
- fill
- year
- after a/the gap
- gap between
- gap in
- …
- gap in something a gap in the conversation
- a difference that separates people, or their opinions, situation, etc.
分歧；隔阂；差距 - A huge gap has opened up between expectations and what is deliverable.
期望与现实所得之间出现了巨大的反差。 - The only way to close this gap is to innovate.
缩小这一差距的唯一方法就是创新。 - gap between A and B the gap between rich and poor
贫富之间的差距 - the gap between theory and practice
理论与实践的脱节 - to bridge the gap between urban and rural communities
缩小城乡社区差距
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb1- The crisis was largely due to a wide gap between supply and demand.
这场危机很大程度上是由于供需之间的巨大差距造成的。 - He realized how narrow the gap was that separated him from his pagan ancestors.
他意识到自己与异教徒祖先之间的差别是如此之小。 - the knowledge gap between doctor and patient
医患之间的知识差距 - the unbridgeable gap between the two cultures
这两种文化之间难以逾越的鸿沟 - Progress could be jeopardized by a growing gap between the haves and the have-nots.
贫富之间日益扩大的差距可能会危及进步。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- enormous
- huge
- …
- address
- bridge
- close
- …
- open up
- grow
- widen
- …
- gap between
- A huge gap has opened up between expectations and what is deliverable.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse, ‘chasm’; related to gape.