gap

noun

1. 开口；豁口；缺口；裂口
   a space between two things or in the middle of sth, especially because there is a part missing
   1. a gap in a hedge
      树篱的豁口
   2. Leave a gap between your car and the next.
      在车与车之间留条道。
2. 间断；间隔；间隙
   a period of time when sth stops, or between two events
   1. a gap in the conversation
      谈话的间隙
   2. They met again after a gap of twenty years.
      他们阔别二十年后又见面了。
   3. There's a big age gap between them (= a big difference in their ages).
      他们之间年龄差距很大。
3. 分歧；隔阂；差距
   a difference that separates people, or their opinions, situation, etc.
   1. the gap between rich and poor
      贫富之间的差距
   2. the gap between theory and practice
      理论与实践的脱节
4. 缺口；空白；漏洞
   a space where sth is missing
   1. His death left an enormous gap in my life.
      他去世给我的生活留下巨大的空白。
   2. There were several gaps in my education.
      我受的教育有好多欠缺之处。
   3. We think we've identified a gap in the market (= a business opportunity to make or sell sth 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。

1. N-COUNT 缝隙；缺口；豁口；裂口
   A gap is a space between two things or a hole in the middle of something solid.
   1. He pulled the thick curtains together, leaving just a narrow gap.
      他拉上厚厚的窗帘，仅留下一条狭窄的缝隙。
   2. ...the wind tearing through gaps in the window frames.
      从窗框缝隙中呼啸而入的风
2. N-COUNT （时间上的）间断，间隔，间隙
   A gap is a period of time when you are not busy or when you stop doing something that you normally do.
   1. There followed a gap of four years, during which William joined the Army.
      随后的4年时间，威廉在陆军服役。
3. N-COUNT 漏洞；空白；缺口
   If there is something missing from a situation that prevents it being complete or satisfactory, you can say that there is a gap .
   1. We need more young scientists to fill the gap left by a wave of retirements expected over the next decade...
      我们需要更多年轻的科学家来填补预计未来10年退休高峰带来的人才缺口。
   2. Like a good businessman, Stewart identified a gap in the market.
      像精明的商人一样，斯图尔特发现了市场上的一个空白。
4. N-COUNT 分歧；差距；隔阂
   A gap between two groups of people, things, or sets of ideas is a big difference between them.
   1. ...the gap between rich and poor...
      贫富差距
   2. America's trade gap widened...
      美国的贸易逆差加大了。
   3. Britain needs to bridge the technology gap between academia and industry.
      英国需要弥合学术界和企业界之间的技术差距。

1. There is a credibility gap developing between employers and employees.
   雇主和雇员之间出现了信任危机。
2. The developed nations have to recognize the growing gap between rich and poor around the world
   发达国家必须认识到世界范围内的贫富差距正在不断扩大。
3. She brought him a sense of fun, of gaiety that filled a gap in his life.
   她带给他开心快乐，弥补了他生命中的缺憾。
4. He pulled the thick curtains together, leaving just a narrow gap.
   他拉上厚厚的窗帘，仅留下一条狭窄的缝隙。
5. There followed a gap of four years, during which William joined the Army.
   随后的4年时间，威廉在陆军服役。
6. We need more young scientists to fill the gap left by a wave of retirements expected over the next decade
   我们需要更多年轻的科学家来填补预计未来10年退休高峰带来的人才缺口。
7. Like a good businessman, Stewart identified a gap in the market.
   像精明的商人一样，斯图尔特发现了市场上的一个空白。
8. America's trade gap widened
   美国的贸易逆差加大了。
9. Britain needs to bridge the technology gap between academia and industry.
   英国需要弥合学术界和企业界之间的技术差距。
10. I went around the world in my gap year.
    我在上大学前空闲的一年里周游了世界。
11. Leave a gap at the top and bottom so air can circulate.
    上下各留一个口子通风。
12. Measure the length and width of the gap
    测量一下这条缝隙的长与宽。
13. Whenever there was a gap in the traffic the merest pressure on the accelerator was enough to close it
    每当车流里出现了一点儿空距，只要稍稍一踩油门，空距就没有了。
14. Most recent opinion polls suggest that the gap between the two main parties has narrowed
    最新的民意测验显示这两大主要政党之间的差距已经缩小了。
15. The gap between the best and poorest childcare provision in the European Union has widened
    欧盟最好和最差的儿童保育服务之间的差距扩大了。
16. The gap between the President and his opponents is unbridgeable.
    总统和反对派之间的嫌隙是不可弥合的。
17. By 1973, this gap had narrowed almost to vanishing point
    到1973年，这一差距已缩小到几乎为零。
18. We are determined to bring credit to our country by filling this gap in our industry.
    我们一定要争一口气，把祖国工业上这项空白填补上。
19. The main road goes through the mountain gap.
    那条大路穿过峡谷。
20. There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.
    对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。
21. The trade gap between imports and exports remained high.
    进出口贸易差额依然很大。
22. She found a gap and squeezed in.
    她找了个空子挤了进去。
23. The work fills ( in) a gap which has hitherto existed in our archaeological literature.
    这部著作填补了我国考古学文献中的一个空白。
24. The child found a gap and squeezed in.
    那孩子找了个空子往里挤。
25. This book fills a major gap in lexicography.
    这本书填补了词典学方面的重大缺门儿。
26. Do you want to bridge the generation gap?
    你想弥合代沟吗？
27. There is a gap in the fence.
    篱笆上有个缺口。
28. Under this background, the issue of economic discrimination caused by the gap between rich and poor is particularly sensitive and prominent in china.
    在此背景下，我国存在的由富差距拉大而引发的经济歧视问题就显得尤为敏感和突出。
29. He helped us to fill in a big gap in our knowledge.
    他帮我们填补知识上的空白。
30. We must see that there is no gap in our defense.
    我们必须确保我们的防御没有漏洞。

  gap breach break chink cleft【导航词义：裂缝】

  gap n. 裂缝；差距

〔辨析〕指同一物体的两部分或两者之间的空间、差别、差距等。

  breach n. 裂口，缺口

〔辨析〕指防护墙、堤坝等上的缺口。

  break n. 裂口，裂缝

〔辨析〕普通用词，可指各种事物的裂隙、缺口等。

  chink n. 裂缝，裂隙

〔辨析〕指墙上、窗帘接合部之间等可透过风、光线的小裂缝。

  cleft n. 裂缝，裂口

〔辨析〕尤指岩石等表面自然的裂缝。

n.

bridge the gap/gulf/divide (between A and B)

• 消除（甲、乙间的）隔阂 / 鸿沟 / 分歧
  to reduce or get rid of the differences that exist between two things or groups of people

noun

1. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
   1. it was presented without commercial breaks
   2. there was a gap in his account

   Synonym:    breakinterruptiondisruption

2. a narrow opening
   1. he opened the window a crack

   Synonym:    crack

3. a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
   1. gap between income and outgo
   2. the spread between lending and borrowing costs

   Synonym:    spread

4. a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations

5. a pass between mountain peaks

   Synonym:    col

6. an open or empty space in or between things
   1. there was a small opening between the trees
   2. the explosion made a gap in the wall

   Synonym:    opening

verb

1. make an opening or gap in

   Synonym:    breach