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a space where something is missing 缺口；空白；漏洞 Extra funding is needed to plug the gap. 需要额外的资金来填补缺口。 - gap in something
Fill the gaps in these sentences. 填空。 There are huge gaps in their knowledge. 他们的知识差距很大。 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 something 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。
Extra ExamplesHer appointment will fill the gap created when the marketing manager left. 对她的聘任将填补营销主管离任后产生的职位空缺。 legislation to close a gap in the law 填补法律空白的立法 serious gaps in our understanding of the disease 我们对这种疾病的认识存在严重差距
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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a space between two things or in the middle of something, especially because there is a part missing 开口；豁口；缺口；裂口 There should be a six-inch gap at the bottom. 底部应该有六英寸的缝隙。 - gap in something
a gap in a hedge 树篱的豁口 - gap between A and B
Leave a gap between your car and the next. 在车与车之间留条道。 - through a gap
I managed to squeeze through the gap. 我设法挤过了缺口。
Extra ExamplesA rabbit darted through a gap in the fence. 一只兔子猛地从篱笆中的一个豁口蹿了过去。 Position the tiles, leaving a narrow gap between the edges. 放好瓦片，边缘之间留一条缝隙。 Seal the gaps around the windows with a sealant. 用密封条把窗子周围的缝隙封上。 an awkward gap between the bed and the door 门与床之间局促的空间 I spotted a gap in the cars and went for it. 我发现汽车上有一个缺口，就去找。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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a period of time when something stops, or between two events 间断；间隔；间隙 - gap in something
a gap in the conversation 谈话的间隙 - gap between A and B
He wrote his first novel in the gap between school and university. 他在学校和大学的差距中写了他的第一部小说。 - gap of something
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。
Extra ExamplesAds are just there to fill the gaps between quiz shows. 插播广告只是为了填补知识竞赛节目间的空档。 She returned to teaching after a twelve-year gap. 中断 12 年后，她又重返教学岗位。 a job to fill the gap between high school and college 中学毕业后上大学之前的一段时间做的一份工作 a gap in his career 他事业中的空白期
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
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a difference that separates people, or their opinions, situation, etc. 分歧；隔阂；差距 A huge gap has opened up between expectations and what is deliverable. 期望与现实所得之间出现了巨大的反差。 The only way to close this gap is to innovate. 缩小这种差距的唯一途径就是创新。 - gap between A and B
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 to bridge the gap between urban and rural communities 缩小城乡社区之间的差距
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb1The crisis was largely due to a wide gap between supply and demand. 这场危机主要是由于供需之间的巨大差距。 He realized how narrow the gap was that separated him from his pagan ancestors. 他意识到自己与异教徒祖先之间的差别是如此之小。 the knowledge gap between doctor and patient 医患之间的知识差距 the unbridgeable gap between the two cultures 这两种文化之间难以逾越的鸿沟 Progress could be jeopardized by a growing gap between the haves and the have-nots. 贫富之间日益扩大的差距可能会危及进步。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse, ‘chasm’; related to gape.