gaps

1. [C]缺口,裂口 opening or break in sth or between two things
2. [C]间隔,间隙 unfilled interval of space
3. [C]差距 separation; difference
4. [C]不足,缺陷 defficiency which needs to be filled

• bridge gaps跨过鸿沟,填补裂缝
• close the gap缩小差距
• feel a gap感觉差距
• fill a gap弥补缺陷
• find〔leave〕 a gap发现〔留下〕空白
• lessen a gap缩小差距

• clear gap清清楚楚的裂缝〔分歧〕
• cultural gap文化差异
• definite gap明确的差距〔分歧〕
• huge〔wide〕 gap巨大的鸿沟
• awkward gap难以处理的隔阂〔分歧〕
• economic gap经济差距

• communications gap思想隔阂,感情隔阂
• credibility gap信用差距
• generation gap代沟
• poverty gap贫困的深渊
• stop gap权宜之计
• trade gap贸易差额

• gap between…间的分歧
• gap between imports and exports进出口差额
• gap between teeth齿缝
• gap in a fence篱笆的缺口
• gap of four miles四英里的距离

income gap收入差距

band gap带隙

air gap气隙

generation gap n. 代沟（两代人之间的隔阂）

roll gap轧辊开度；辊间距离

bridge the gap缩小差距

supply a gap v. 弥补缺陷；填补空白

narrow gap窄隙；狭窄通路

close the gap弥补差距

gender gap性别差异

financing gap资金缺口；财政缺口

gap year空档年；间隔年

gap width分类间距；[机]间隙宽度

gap junction缝隙连接；间隙连接

information gap信息沟；信息差；信息差距

time gap时间差；时间间断

gap analysis差距分析；缺口分析

spark gap火花隙；电花隙

gap size缺口大小；间隙尺寸

stand in the gap挺身阻挡；首当其冲

1. He has a gap between his two front teeth.
   他的两个门牙之间有一缺口。
2. A big gap yawned between the rocks.
   岩石间豁开一个大裂口。
3. They planed to narrow the gap between imports and exports.
   他们计划缩小进出口的差额。
4. Reducing the gap between rich and poor is one of the main challenges facing the government.
   缩小贫富之间的差距是政府面临的主要难题之一。
5. 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。