英语词汇“gap”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

gap n. [countable]

a break or opening:The animals escaped through a gap in the fence.
an incomplete area:a gap in one's memory.
a wide or great difference between things:a gap between the rich and the poor.
a great or wide disparity in attitudes, ways of thinking or seeing, character, or development:a communications gap.
ravine.
Dialect Termsa mountain pass:the Cumberland Gap.

gap n., v., gapped, gap•ping.
n.

a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line;
breach:We found a gap in the enemy's line of fortifications.
an empty space or interval;
interruption in continuity;
hiatus:a momentary gap in a siren's wailing; a gap in his memory.
a wide divergence or difference;
disparity:the gap between expenses and income; the gap between ideals and actions.
a difference or disparity in attitudes, perceptions, character, or development, or a lack of confidence or understanding, perceived as creating a problem:the technology gap; a communications gap.
a deep, sloping ravine or cleft through a mountain ridge.
Dialect Terms[Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.]a mountain pass:the Cumberland Gap.
Aeronauticsthe distance between one supporting surface of an airplane and another above or below it.

v.t.

to make a gap, opening, or breach in.

v.i.

to come open or apart;
form or show a gap.

Old Norse gap chasm
Middle English 1350–1400

gap′less, adj.

2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pause, interstice, break, interlude, lull.

gap /ɡæp/ n

a break or opening in a wall, fence, etc
a break in continuity; interruption; hiatus: there is a serious gap in the accounts
a break in a line of hills or mountains affording a route through
chiefly US a gorge or ravine
a divergence or difference; disparity: there is a gap between his version of the event and hers, the generation gap
a break in a magnetic circuit that increases the inductance and saturation point of the circuit
See spark gap
bridge a gap, close a gap, fill a gap, stop a gap ⇒ to remedy a deficiency

vb (gaps, gapping, gapped)

(transitive) to make a breach or opening in

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old Norse gap chasm; related to gapa to gape, Swedish gap, Danish gab open mouth, opening

ˈgapless adj ˈgappy adj

单词	gap
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 gap /gæp/USA pronunciation n. [countable] a break or opening:The animals escaped through a gap in the fence. an incomplete area:a gap in one's memory. a wide or great difference between things:a gap between the rich and the poor. a great or wide disparity in attitudes, ways of thinking or seeing, character, or development:a communications gap. ravine. Dialect Termsa mountain pass:the Cumberland Gap. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 gap (gap),USA pronunciation n., v., gapped, gap•ping. n. a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:We found a gap in the enemy's line of fortifications. an empty space or interval; interruption in continuity; hiatus:a momentary gap in a siren's wailing; a gap in his memory. a wide divergence or difference; disparity:the gap between expenses and income; the gap between ideals and actions. a difference or disparity in attitudes, perceptions, character, or development, or a lack of confidence or understanding, perceived as creating a problem:the technology gap; a communications gap. a deep, sloping ravine or cleft through a mountain ridge. Dialect Terms[Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.]a mountain pass:the Cumberland Gap. Aeronauticsthe distance between one supporting surface of an airplane and another above or below it. v.t. to make a gap, opening, or breach in. v.i. to come open or apart; form or show a gap. Old Norse gap chasm Middle English 1350–1400 gap′less, adj. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pause, interstice, break, interlude, lull. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gap /ɡæp/ n a break or opening in a wall, fence, etc a break in continuity; interruption; hiatus: there is a serious gap in the accounts a break in a line of hills or mountains affording a route through chiefly US a gorge or ravine a divergence or difference; disparity: there is a gap between his version of the event and hers, the generation gap a break in a magnetic circuit that increases the inductance and saturation point of the circuit See spark gap bridge a gap, close a gap, fill a gap, stop a gap ⇒ to remedy a deficiency vb (gaps, gapping, gapped) (transitive) to make a breach or opening in Etymology: 14th Century: from Old Norse gap chasm; related to gapa to gape, Swedish gap, Danish gab open mouth, opening ˈgapless adj ˈgappy adj
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