单词 | gap-filling |
释义 | > as lemmasgap-filling gap-filling n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > action of providing or supplying > filling a deficiency supplying1625–6 gap-filling1890 the mind > possession > supply > [adjective] > continuously > filling a deficiency gap-filling1890 1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. I. ix. 265 All the rest..is internodal consciousness, giving us the sense of continuity, but having no significance apart from its mere gap-filling function. 1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 Mar. 142/1 Thinking appears in an obvious sense as an exercise in gap-filling. 1964 C. Dent Quantity Surv. by Computer vi. 81 The whole of the vocabulary for that trade in which the heading occurs is now read on to the drum, in readiness for the gap-filling subroutine which is to follow. < as lemmas |
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