单词 | gap |
释义 | gap¹ 1.(hole)(墙或篱笆的)缺口, 开口, 裂口 (uncovered area)空当;豁口;暴露的区域;无遮掩的地方 There's a gap in the hedge.树篱有个豁口。 The wind was tearing through gaps in the window frames.风通过窗框上的裂缝呼啸而入。 He pulled the curtains together, leaving a narrow gap.他拉上窗帘, 仅留下一条狭窄的小缝。 2.(in time)(时间上的)间断, 停顿, 间隔 a gap of two years两年的间隔 After a gap of two years, she went back to college.时隔两年, 她重返大学就读。 3.(in knowledge, market)空白 There remain gaps in our knowledge of the solar system.我们对太阳系的认识仍有空白点。 to fill a/the gap (supply something missing)弥补空白;填补空缺 We need more young scientists to fill the gap left by a wave of retirements expected over the next decade.我们需要更多年轻科学家来填补未来十年将出现的退休浪潮所带来的人才缺口。 This insurance is designed to fill a gap in welfare provision.这种保险就是为了填补福利服务没有覆盖的空白点。 to fill in the gaps (add missing information)填空;填补空白信息 Karen's main interest seemed to be to fill in the gaps in her family story.卡伦的主要兴趣似乎是补充其家史的缺失材料。 by filling in the gaps in my knowledge通过填补我知识的空白 a gap in the market市场上的空白 He began by spotting a gap in the market and having a plan to fill it.他先找到市场空白, 然后便制订计划填补这个空白。 to fill a gap in the market填补市场空白 This book fills a gap in the market.这本书填补了市场的空白。 4.(route; in line of mountains)山口 5.(gorge, ravine)峡谷 6.(disparity)分歧;差别;差异 a gap in ages/wages年龄/工资的差别 the widening gap between the rich and the poor不断加剧的贫富分化 7.【电子】(增加电路电感和饱和点的)磁路间隙 8.to bridge/close/stop the gap弥补不足;解决分歧 Is there some way to bridge the gap between them and us?有方法能解决他们和我们之间的分歧吗? The only way to close the gap between supply and demand was to raise interest rates.过去缩小供求差距的唯一办法是提高利率。 A penalty closed the gap to within three points for the hosts.主队的一个罚球使比分差距缩小到了3分以内。 gap²在…处造成缺口(或裂口) Old bomb sites still gapped the tattered side-streets.旧时炸弹留下的弹坑仍赫然裸露在这条破旧的小街上。 |
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