gulf

noun

/ɡʌlf/

Idioms

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[countable] a large area of sea that is partly surrounded by land
- the Gulf of Mexico
Topics Geographyc1
the Gulf
[singular] the Persian Gulf, the area of sea between the Arabian peninsula and Iran
[countable, usually singular] gulf (between A and B) a large difference between two people or groups in the way that they think, live or feel
- The gulf between rich and poor is enormous.
- It felt as if a gulf had opened up between his life and mine.
Extra Examples
- A gulf of mistrust still exists between them.
- For many teachers, there existed an unbridgeable gulf between home and school life.
- Other factors widened the gulf that separated rich from poor.
- The documentary illustrated the gulf between industrialized and developing countries.
- There appeared to be a growing gulf between the prosperous south and the declining towns of the north.
- This atrocity has created a huge gulf between the two groups.
- the huge gulf in level between professional and amateur teams
- the ideological gulf that separated the two branches of the movement
- the yawning gulf that separates the two cultures
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- deep
- enormous
- …
verb + gulf
- create
- widen
- emphasize
- …
gulf + verb
- exist
- divide somebody/something
- separate somebody/something
- …
preposition
- gulf between
- gulf in
- gulf of
- …
See full entry
[countable] a wide deep opening in the ground

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French golfe, from Italian golfo, based on Greek kolpos ‘bosom, gulf’.

Idioms

bridge the gap/gulf/divide (between A and B)

to reduce or get rid of the differences that exist between two things or groups of people
- The new degree course aims to bridge the gulf between education and industry.

单词	gulf
释义	gulf noun /ɡʌlf/ /ɡʌlf/ Idioms jump to other results [countable] a large area of sea that is partly surrounded by land the Gulf of Mexico Topics Geographyc1 the Gulf [singular] the Persian Gulf, the area of sea between the Arabian peninsula and Iran [countable, usually singular] gulf (between A and B) a large difference between two people or groups in the way that they think, live or feel The gulf between rich and poor is enormous. It felt as if a gulf had opened up between his life and mine. Extra Examples A gulf of mistrust still exists between them. For many teachers, there existed an unbridgeable gulf between home and school life. Other factors widened the gulf that separated rich from poor. The documentary illustrated the gulf between industrialized and developing countries. There appeared to be a growing gulf between the prosperous south and the declining towns of the north. This atrocity has created a huge gulf between the two groups. the huge gulf in level between professional and amateur teams the ideological gulf that separated the two branches of the movement the yawning gulf that separates the two cultures Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big deep enormous … verb + gulf create widen emphasize … gulf + verb exist divide somebody/something separate somebody/something … preposition gulf between gulf in gulf of … See full entry [countable] a wide deep opening in the ground Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French golfe, from Italian golfo, based on Greek kolpos ‘bosom, gulf’. Idioms bridge the gap/gulf/divide (between A and B) to reduce or get rid of the differences that exist between two things or groups of people The new degree course aims to bridge the gulf between education and industry.
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