gaps

英 [gæps]

美 [gæps]

n.  开口; 豁口; 缺口; 裂口; 间断; 间隔; 间隙; 分歧; 隔阂; 差距
gap的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 缝隙；缺口；豁口；裂口
  Agapis 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
• N-COUNT （时间上的）间断，间隔，间隙
  Agapis 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。
• 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 agap.
  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。
• N-COUNT 分歧；差距；隔阂
  Agap betweentwo 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。

双语例句

• Use your socks and underwear to fill up any gaps or empty spaces there may be.
  用袜子和内衣填满剩下的空隙和空余区域。
• But within many countries income gaps have widened.
  但在很多国家内部，收入差距却扩大了。
• Gaps between floorboards and skirting should be filled.
  地板和壁脚板之间的裂缝应该填上。
• Which gender gaps have closed and which persist?
  哪些社会性别差距缩小了，哪些依旧存在？
• The report measures the gaps between women and men on education, health, economic participation and political empowerment.
  报告评估了女性和男性在教育、健康、经济参与以及政治赋权方面的差距。
• The edges must overlap each other or weeds will push through the gaps.
  边缘必须互搭在一起，否则杂草会从缝隙中钻出来。
• We have built out most of the gaps we had.
  我们弥补了多数缺口。
• It is also about inheritance and income gaps.
  它同样也谈到了遗产继承和收入差距。
• Sometimes they have gaps in their capacity, human resources and budget.
  他们有时在能力、人力资源和财政方面有困难。
• The gaps between the panels and surrounding surfaces should be uniform.
  嵌板和周围的表面之间的缝隙应该是一样宽的。