gap noun ⇨gap (the gap between rich and poor)⇨hole1 (a gap in a fence)⇨pause (a gap of twenty years)gap
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gap ♦︎ margin ♦︎ gulfThese are all words for the difference between people or groups in the way they think or live or in how successful they are in a contest.这些词均表示分歧、隔阂、差距。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达分歧的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the gap / margin / gulf between A and B◆to bridge the gap / gulf between A and B◆a gap / gulf separates A and B■gap [countable] a difference between people or groups in the way that they think, live or feel; a difference between two sets of ideas or actions or between ideas and reality分歧;隔阂;(想法和现实之间的)差距◆The gap between rich and poor gets wider every year.贫富差距逐年扩大。◆the gap between theory and practice理论和实践的差距◆a movie that is sure to bridge the generation gap(= the difference in attitude or behaviour between younger and older people that causes a lack of understanding)肯定能弥合代沟的一部电影■marginˈmɑːdʒɪn; NAmEˈmɑːrdʒən [countable, usually singular] the amount of time, or number of votes or points, by which sb wins sth(获胜者在时间、票数或分数上领先的)幅度,差额,差数◆He won by a narrow margin.他以微小差额获胜了。◆She beat the other runners by a margin of ten seconds.她以领先十秒的优势战胜了其他赛跑者。■gulf [countable, usually singular] a large gap between people or groups in the way that they think, live or feel分歧;鸿沟;隔阂◆There appeared to be a growing gulf between the prosperous south and the declining towns of the north.繁荣的南方和衰退的北方城市之间的差距似乎在不断扩大。◆It felt as if a gulf had opened up between his life and mine.我感觉他的生活似乎和我的有了隔阂。