gap
n.(名词)
An opening in a solid structure or surface; a cleft or breach:豁口,裂缝:坚固建筑物或表面的开口;裂缝或缺口:例句:wriggled through a gap in the fence; a large gap in the wall where the artillery shell had exploded.从篱笆间的缺口处穿过;炮弹片在墙上炸的大豁口
A break in a line of defense.防线缺口An opening through mountains; a pass.山凹,隘口:山脉中的开口;通道A space between objects or points; an aperture:空隙,缝隙:物体或位置的间隔;空隙:例句:a gap between his front teeth.他的门牙间的空隙
An interruption of continuity:中断:连续性的中断:例句:a nine-minute gap in the recorded conversation; needed to fill in the gaps in her knowledge.录音谈话中有九分钟的中断;需要填补她在知识上的不足
A conspicuous difference or imbalance; a disparity:差距,悬殊:明显的不同或不平衡;差异:例句:a gap between revenue and spending; the widening gap between rich and poor.收入和消费之间的差距;富人与穷人之间很大的悬殊
A problematic situation resulting from such a disparity:差异所造成的困难状况:例句:the budget gap; the technology gap.预算困难;技术差距
A spark gap.火花隙Computer Science An absence of information on a recording medium, often used to signal the end of a segment of information.【计算机科学】 间隙,间隔:记录介质上的信息空缺,经常用于给信息片段的末端作标志Electronics The distance between the head of a recording device and the surface of the recording medium.【电子学】 录音间隙:录音磁头和录音媒体表面之间的距离v.(动词)gapped,gap.ping,gaps v.tr.(及物动词)To make an opening in.造成开口,造成裂缝v.intr.(不及物动词)To be or become open.张开,裂开
来源:Middle English 中古英语 from Old Norse [chasm] 源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 [深坑,裂缝]