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TOEFL BNC: 3162 COCA: 6929

gulf

gulf /ˈgʌlf/ noun
plural gulfs
gulf
/ˈgʌlf/
noun
plural gulfs
Learner's definition of GULF
[count]
: a large area of ocean that is partly surrounded by land海湾often used in proper names常用于专有名词
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
: a difference between two people, groups, or things差异;鸿沟often + between
TOEFL BNC: 3162 COCA: 6929

gulf

1 of 2

noun

1
: a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
2
: a deep chasm : abyss
3
4
: a wide gap
the gulf between generations

gulf

2 of 2

verb

gulfed; gulfing; gulfs

Example Sentences

Noun we dipped our feet in the warm waters of the gulf the gulf of understanding between the two men was too wide for them to ever get along Verb with the administration gulfed by so many real problems, it's absurd for the president to concern himself with this nonissue
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The shot continually cited in much of the online comparison between the two royal couples shows a gulf of distance between Prince William and Princess Kate, but there were many, many more shots from the same walkabout. Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2022 The geography of empire always includes a gulf of hypocrisy between the metropolis and the provinces. Dominic Green, WSJ, 7 June 2022 But there remains a gulf in perception across Europe between west and east, big and small. Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2022 But how much does the probability that Musk can free himself justify the gulf between Twitter’s current price and the $50-plus purchase that most experts deem most likely? Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2022 But the proposals that Chinese scholars have put forward on Taiwan highlight the gulf between what Beijing seems to have in mind, and what most Taiwanese could accept. New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 The gulf separating Iran and the US has grown wider since the last round of nuclear talks in Vienna, European Union diplomats said as the latest negotiations resume. Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg.com, 4 Aug. 2022 But the non-public data behind the topline number show a gulf between the prevailing conditions affecting those who moved residences and those who didn’t . Somesh Jha, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2022 There’s a huge gulf between the testosterone ranges of men and women. San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2022
Verb
So many gulfs separate us now: geographical, anatomical, psychological. Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian, 8 Jan. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English goulf, from Middle French golfe, from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colpus, from Greek kolpos bosom, gulf; akin to Old English hwealf vault, Old High German walbo

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1807, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gulf was in the 15th century
TOEFL BNC: 3162 COCA: 6929
gulf

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + GULF | GULF + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbig, 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 + GULFcreate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 + VERBexist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。PREPOSITIONgulf 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。

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