ADJECTIVE | VERB + GULF | GULF + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big, deep, enormous, great, huge, unbridgeable, vast, wide, yawning鴻溝;深溝;巨大的差異;不可逾越的鴻溝;深淵▸➤growing, widening加大的差異◇a growing gulf between the prosperous south and the declining towns of the north繁榮的南方和日益衰落的北方城鎮之間越來越大的差異➤cultural, ideological文化/意識形態差異◇the ideological gulf that separated the two branches of the movement致使運動兩個分支分裂的意識形態鴻溝VERB + GULF➤create造成隔閡◇This atrocity has created a huge gulf between the two groups.這一暴行在兩個群體之間造成了巨大的隔閡。➤widen加大差距◇Other factors widened the gulf that separated rich from poor.其他因素加大了貧富差距。➤emphasize, illustrate強調/說明差距◇The documentary illustrated the gulf between industrialized and developing countries.這部紀錄片展示了工業化國家和發展中國家之間的差距。➤bridge彌合差距◇The new degree course aims to bridge the gulf between education and industry.新的學位課程旨在彌合教育和實業之間的脫節。GULF + VERB➤exist差距存在▸➤divide sb/sth, separate sb/sth差距把⋯分開◇the yawning gulf that separates the two cultures將兩種文化分隔開的鴻溝➤open, open up形成裂隙;出現隔閡◇A gulf had opened up between the former friends.以往的朋友之間出現了隔閡。PREPOSITION➤gulf between⋯之間的差距◇an unbridgeable gulf between home and school life家庭生活和學校生活之間不可逾越的鴻溝➤gulf in在⋯方面的差距◇the huge gulf in level between professional and amateur teams職業隊和業餘隊之間巨大的水平差距➤gulf of⋯的隔閡◇A gulf of mistrust still exists between them.他們之間依然存在着極大的不信任。