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🔑gapgap /ɡæp / noun [countable] a gap (in / between sth) - an empty space in something or between two things缺口；豁口；缝隙；孔隙◆The sheep got out through a gap in the fence.羊是从篱笆中间的豁口出去的。◆He has a gap between his two front teeth.他的两颗门牙之间有个豁口。
- an absence of something; a space where something should be空白；漏洞；缺口◆There were several gaps in his story.在他的叙述中有几处漏洞。◆I think our new product should fill a gap in the market.我认为我们的新产品应该能够填补市场空白。◆Her husband's death left a big gap in her life.丈夫的去世给她的生活留下了巨大的空白。
- a period of time that is not filled or when you are not doing what you normally do间断；间隔；间隙◆I returned to teaching after a gap of about five years.我隔了大约五年之后又回到了教学岗位。◆a gap in the conversation谈话的间隙
- a difference between people or their ideas分歧；隔阂；差距◆The gap between the rich and the poor is getting wider.贫富之间的差距愈来愈大。◆the generation gap (= the difference in opinions between parents and their children) 代沟
 ●bridge a / the gapto fill a space between two people, groups, or things or to bring them closer together填补空缺；弥合差距；消除隔阂 |