词汇 | gap |
释义 | gap noun uk/ɡæp/ us/ɡæp/ (HOLE) B1 [ C ]缺口;豁口;裂口 an empty space or opening in the middle of something or between two things The children squeezed through a gap in the wall. 孩子们从墙的一个缺口处硬挤了过去。 She has a small gap between her front teeth. 她的门牙之间有条细缝。 Compare: breach noun (OPENING) chink noun (CRACK)cleftcrack noun (NARROW SPACE)crannycrevicefissureinterstice opening noun (HOLE)slit nounslot noun (LONG HOLE)cavitychamber (SPACE) hole noun (SPACE)hollow nounpocket noun (GROUP/AREA)space noun (EMPTY PLACE) gap in the market C2 [ C ] 市场空白 an opportunity for a product or service that does not already exist There is a gap in the magazine market that needs to be filled. 在杂志市场上还有一个空白需要填补。 They'd observed that there was a gap in the market. She spotted a gap in the market while looking for upmarket vegan handbags. The gap in the beverages market for low-alcohol beer was swiftly being filled by new breweriest. They had been very successful in identifying a gap in the sportswear market for larger athletes.
(DIFFERENCE) B2 [ S ]差距;分歧;隔阂 a difference between two things The gap between rich and poor is still widening (= becoming greater). 贫富差距仍在继续拉大。 B2 [ C usually singular ](时间上的)间断,间隔,间隙 a period of time spent doing something different After a gap of five years, Jennifer decided to go back to work full-time. 时隔5年之后,珍妮弗决定回去做全职工作。
Idiom bridge a/the gapidiom 弥合差距;弥补隔阂;消除差异 to connect two things or to make the difference between them smaller The president singled out education as a vital tool in bridging the gap between rich and poor. 总统先生首推教育为消除贫富差距的重要途径。 This collection of stories bridges the gap between history and fiction. 这部短篇小说集融合了历史和虚构文学。 |
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