a year that a young person spends working and/or travelling, often between leaving school and starting university 空缺年(常指中学毕业后上大学前所休的一年假期,用于实习或旅游) I'm planning to take a gap year and go backpacking in India. 我准备休假一年去印度背包旅行。 - on a gap year
He was on a gap year before going to university. 他上大学前度过了一年间隔年。