gap
/gæp/noun
1
- a break or hole in an object or between two objects缝隙; 洞：
he peeped through the gap in the curtains.
他透过窗帘上的缝隙窥视。
1.1
- a pass or way through a range of hills峡谷, 山口。
2
- an unfilled space or interval; a break in continuity空隙, 间隔; 间断：
there are many gaps in our understanding of what happened.
我们对所发生的事情的认识有许多缺失。
2.1
- a difference, especially an undesirable one, between two views or situations隔阂, 分歧：
the media were bridging the gap between government and people.
媒体正试图在政府和人民之间进行沟通。
派生词
gapped
adjectivegappy
adjective词源
Middle English: from Old Norse, 'chasm'; related to GAPE.