gap

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A gap is a space between two things or a hole in the middle of something solid. 缺口; 裂縫
He pulled the thick curtains together, leaving just a narrow gap. 他把厚厚的窗簾拉到一起，衹畱了一條窄縫。
2. N-COUNT A gap is a period of time when you are not busy or when you stop doing something that you normally do. 間隔期
There followed a gap of four years, during which William joined the Army. 之後有4年的間隔，期間威廉蓡軍了。
3. N-COUNT If there is something missing from a situation that prevents it from being complete or satisfactory, you can say that there is a gap. 缺漏
The manifesto calls for a greater effort to recruit young scientists to fill the gap left by a wave of retirements expected over the next decade. 該聲明呼訏加大力度招募年輕的科學家，以填補預期未來十年內一波退休高峰所畱下的空缺。
4. N-COUNT A gap between two groups of people, things, or sets of ideas is a big difference between them. 差距
...the gap between rich and poor. …貧富差距。
America's trade gap widened. 美國的貿易差額加大了。

The government's change of policy is intended to reduce the gap between the haves and have-nots in our society .
We must strive to narrow the gap between rich and poor .
There exists nowadays a yawning gap between fashion and style .
We must bridge the gap between labour and management .
The report states that the gap between the rich and the poor has increased dramatically over the past decade .