gaps

基本解释

• n. 差异，缺口；缝隙；隔阂（gap 的复数形式）
• v. 裂开；使豁裂（gap 的第三人称单数）

词源解说

• 1261年进入英语，直接源自古北欧语的gap，意为裂缝。

同根派生

英汉例句

用作名词 (n.)

• The gate was locked but we went through a gap in the fence.
  门锁了,我们便从篱笆的一处缺口钻了进去。

词组短语

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• bridge gaps 跨过鸿沟,填补裂缝
• close the gap 弥补差距
• feel a gap 感觉差距
• fill a gap 弥补缺陷
• find 〔leave〕 a gap 发现〔留下〕空白

英英字典

柯林斯英英字典

• A gap is a space between two things or a hole in the middle of something solid.
• A gap is a period of time when you are not busy or when you stop doing something that you normally do.
• If there is something missing from a situation that prevents it from being complete or satisfactory, you can say that there is a gap.
• A gap between two groups of people, things, or sets of ideas is a big difference between them.

专业释义

经济学

• 空跳或缺口

生物学

• 缺口染色体