gap

6 ENTRIES FOUND:

gap /ˈgæp/ noun

plural gaps

gap

/ˈgæp/

noun

plural gaps

Learner's definition of GAP

[count]

a : a space between two people or things（两人或两物间的）距离，间隙

The child had a gap between her two front teeth.这小姑娘的两颗门牙之间有一道齿缝。
The gap between the lead runner and the rest of the field continued to widen.领跑选手与场内其他选手之间的距离在继续拉大。

b : a hole or space where something is missing豁口；缺口

: a missing part漏洞；空白

: a part or period in which nothing happens间断；间隔

She had taken several years off to raise a family, so there was a large gap in her work history.为了照顾家她几年都没工作，所以她的工作履历上有很大一段空白。

: a difference between two people, groups, or things差距；隔阂 — often + between

There is a widening gap between the rich and the poor.贫富差距越来越大。
We hope to close the gap between well-funded suburban schools and the struggling schools in poorer communities.我们希望缩小资金充裕的郊区学校与贫困社区苦苦挣扎的学校之间的差距。
His work bridges the gap between popular fiction and serious literature. [=his work has qualities of both popular fiction and serious literature]他的作品兼有通俗小说和严肃文学的特点。