1. | 开口；豁口；缺口；裂口a space between two things or in the middle of sth, especially because there is a part missing |
a gap in a hedge 树篱的豁口 | |
Leave a gap between your car and the next. 在车与车之间留条道。 |
2. | 间断；间隔；间隙a period of time when sth stops, or between two events |
a gap in the conversation 谈话的间隙 | |
They met again after a gap of twenty years. 他们阔别二十年后又见面了。 | |
There's a big age gap between them(= a big difference in their ages). 他们之间年龄差距很大。 |
3. | 分歧；隔阂；差距a difference that separates people, or their opinions, situation, etc. |
the gap between rich and poor 贫富之间的差距 | |
the gap between theory and practice 理论与实践的脱节 |
4. | 缺口；空白；漏洞a space where sth is missing |
His death left an enormous gap in my life. 他去世给我的生活留下巨大的空白。 | |
There were several gaps in my education. 我受的教育有几个欠缺之处。 | |
We think we've identified a gap in the market(= a business opportunity to make or sell sth that is not yet available) . 我们认为已经发现了市场上一个尚待填补的空白。 |
