| 单词 | gap |
| 释义 | gap —gapless, adj. /gap/, n. , v. , gapped, gapping. n. 1. a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach: We found a gap in the enemy's line of fortifications. 2. an empty space or interval; interruption in continuity; hiatus: a momentary gap in a siren's wailing; a gap in his memory. 3. a wide divergence or difference; disparity: the gap between expenses and income; the gap between ideals and actions. 4. 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. 5. a deep, sloping ravine or cleft through a mountain ridge. 6. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a mountain pass: the Cumberland Gap. 7. Aeron. the distance between one supporting surface of an airplane and another above or below it. v.t. 8. to make a gap, opening, or breach in. v.i. 9. to come open or apart; form or show a gap. [1350-1400; ME < ON gap chasm] Syn. 2. pause, interstice, break, interlude, lull. |
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