1space between things空隙ADJECTIVE | VERB + GAP | GAP + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big, huge, large, wide大的裂縫;巨大的空隙;鴻溝▸➤narrow, small, tiny窄縫;小空隙;極小的縫隙VERB + GAP➤leave留下空隙▸➤fill, seal, span填補縫隙;填塞裂縫;橫跨空隙◇Seal the gaps around the windows with a sealant.用密封條把窗子周圍的縫隙封上。GAP + VERB➤appear, open up空隙出現◇He flashed his headlights and changed lanes whenever a gap opened up.只要前面出現一點兒空隙他就會亮起前燈換車道超車。PREPOSITION➤through a/the gap穿過縫隙◇A rabbit darted through a gap in the fence.一隻兔子猛地從籬笆中的一個豁口躥了過去。➤gap between⋯之間的縫隙◇Position the tiles, leaving a narrow gap between the edges.放好瓦片,邊緣之間留一條縫隙。➤gap in在⋯上的空隙◇A huge gap had appeared in the hedge.樹籬上出現了一個大豁口。gap
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2period of time時段ADJECTIVE | VERB + GAP | GAP + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤long, short長時間的間斷;短暫的間隔➤two-year, etc.兩年等的間隔▸➤awkward (especially BrE) 令人尷尬的冷場VERB + GAP➤fill填補空白◇Ads are just there to fill the gaps between quiz shows.插播廣告只是為了填補知識競賽節目間的空檔。◇I was wondering how to fill those awkward gaps in the conversation.我在想如何打破談話中尷尬的冷場。GAP + NOUN➤year (BrE) (中學畢業至大學開學前的)間隔年◇I'm planning to travel in my gap year (= the year between school and university).我打算在中學畢業後上大學之前的間隔年裏去旅行。PREPOSITION➤after a/the gap一段時間後◇She returned to teaching after a twelve-year gap.中斷 12 年後,她又重返教學崗位。➤gap between⋯期間◇a job to fill the gap between high school and college中學畢業後上大學之前的一段時間做的一份工作➤gap in⋯中的一段空白時期◇a gap in his career他事業中的空白期gap
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3difference差異ADJECTIVE | VERB + GAP | GAP + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big, enormous, huge, large, significant, substantial, vast, wide, yawning巨大差距;實質性的分歧;重大的差別▸➤unbridgeable難以彌合的差距◇the unbridgeable gap between the two cultures這兩種文化之間難以逾越的鴻溝➤ever-widening, growing, widening不斷擴大的差距▸➤narrow小差距▸➤age, generation年齡差距;代溝◇Despite the age gap, romance blossomed.儘管存在年齡差距,愛情還是萌發了。➤cultural, culture文化差異▸➤gender性別差異◇the gender gap in earnings收入上的性別差異➤black-white, racial黑白人種之間的差異;種族差異➤wealth財富差異▸➤credibility信用差距◇Newspapers were talking of a credibility gap between what he said and what he did.報紙紛紛談及他言行上的反差。➤achievement, information, knowledge, skills成績/信息/知識/技能差距◇the knowledge gap between doctor and patient醫患之間的知識差距➤trade貿易逆差➤income, pay, wage (especially NAmE) 收入/報酬/工資差距VERB + GAP➤address, bridge, close, eliminate, narrow, reduce, span彌合差距;消除隔閡;縮小差距◇an attempt to bridge the gap between the academic world and industry消除學術界與工業界隔閡的嘗試➤widen擴大差距➤highlight突出差異GAP + VERB➤open up差異出現◇A huge gap has opened up between expectations and what is deliverable.期望與現實所得之間出現了巨大的反差。➤grow, widen差異增加;差距擴大▸➤close, narrow差距縮小▸➤separate sb/sth差距將⋯分開◇He realized how narrow the gap was that separated him from his pagan ancestors.他意識到自己與異教徒祖先之間的差別是如此之小。PREPOSITION➤gap between⋯之間的差異◇The gap between rich and poor widened.貧富差距擴大了。gap
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4where sth is missing缺失ADJECTIVE | VERB + GAP | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, enormous, great, huge, important, large, serious, significant, yawning大片空白;重大缺失;嚴重空缺◇serious gaps in their knowledge他們在知識方面的嚴重缺失➤glaring, obvious明顯的缺失;顯而易見的空白VERB + GAP➤create, leave產生缺失;留下空白◇His death left a huge gap in my life.他的離世在我的生活中留下很大空缺。➤identify, see, spot (especially BrE) 發現空白▸➤close, fill, fill in, plug填補空白;彌補缺漏◇Her appointment will fill the gap created when the marketing manager left.對她的聘任將填補營銷主管離任後產生的職位空缺。➤exploit從空白中獲利◇The company has exploited a lucrative gap in the market.該公司從市場空白中獲利豐厚。PREPOSITION➤gap in⋯方面的空白◇legislation to close a gap in the law填補法律空白的立法PHRASES➤a gap in the market市場空白◇We think we've identified a gap in the market (= a business opportunity).我們認為已發現了一個市場空白。
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