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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1988 COCA: 2121

gap

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Related topics: Nature, Geography
gap /ɡæp/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countableC]
1  a space 間隔SPACE/GAP a space between two objects or two parts of an object, especially because something is missing 缺口，開口，豁口
gap in
The neighbors’ dog got in through a gap in the hedge.
鄰居的狗從樹籬的缺口鑽了進來。
a gap in the traffic
車流中的一個空檔
gap between
the gap between the two rows of seats
兩排座位之間的間隔
► see thesaurus at hole →4  See picture of 見圖 HOLE →5 see picture at 見圖 hole1
2  difference 差别DIFFERENT a big difference between two situations, amounts, groups of people etc 〔大的〕差距，差額，差别 → gulf
gap between
the widening gap between the rich and the poor
越來越大的貧富差距
→ generation gap
3  STH missing 缺少的東西COMPLETE something missing that stops something else from being good or complete 空白，缺漏
gap in
There are huge gaps in my knowledge of history.
我的歷史知識有很大的欠缺。
Frank’s death has left a big gap in my life.
弗蘭克的去世給我的生活留下一大片空白。
fill/plug the gap
He filled the gap left by Hirst’s retirement.
赫斯特退休後，他填補了空缺。
4  in time 在時間上HAPPEN a period of time when nothing is happening, that exists between two other periods of time when something is happening 時間間隙，時間間隔
gap in
an awkward gap in the conversation
談話中間一次令人尴尬的冷場
gap between
The gaps between his visits got longer and longer.
他探望的時間隔得越來越長了。
→ gap year
5. in a mountain 在山中DNSG a low place between two higher parts of a mountain 山口
6. gap in the market BBMa product or service that does not exist, so that there is an opportunity to develop that product or service and sell it 市場空白
Examples from the Corpus
gap in the market• Clearly, a gap in the market.• At the time Cook was concentrating on smaller, more select parties which left a gap in the market for larger tours.• There was a gap in the market which wouldn't last for ever.• Laura had always been able to identify gaps in the market and fill them.• Part of the skill of successful development is in identifying and satisfying gaps in the market which offer higher than usual returns.
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a big difference between two situations, amounts, groups of people etc 〔大的〕差距，差額，差别
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + gap
a big/large/wide gap 很大的差距
There’s a big gap between the two test scores.
兩次測驗成績之間差距很大。
na huge/substantial etc gap
A huge gap exists between the life styles of the rich and the poor.
a narrow gap 很小的差距
There’s only a narrow gap between the two candidates in the polls.
兩位候選人在民意測驗中僅有微小的差距。
a yawning gap (=a very big difference) 巨大的差距
nThere’s a yawning gap between the earnings of men and women.
a growing/widening gap 不斷加大的差距
nThere is a widening gap in the academic performance of boys and girls.
nan unbridgeable gap (=a gap that cannot be closed)
He felt that there was an unbridgeable gap between the negotiating positions of the two sides.
a trade gap (=the difference between the amount a country imports and exports) 貿易差額
nBritain’s trade gap almost doubled last month.
nthe gender gap (=the difference between men and women)
The gender gap was visible in the way men and women voted during the presidential elections.
the generation gap (=the difference in attitudes, tastes etc between older and younger people) 代溝
nTaste in music is a good indicator of the generation gap.
an age gap (=a difference in age between two people) 年齡差距
nDespite the age gap, they became good friends.
na cultural gap (=a difference between cultures)
There is a cultural gap between Europe and America on this subject.
verbs
bridge/close/narrow the gap (=reduce the amount or importance of a difference) 縮小差距
The book aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice.
本書旨在架起理論與實踐間的橋梁。
nThe policies are designed to close the gap between rich and poor.
the gap narrows 差距縮小
Polls show the gap between the two candidates has narrowed.
民意測驗顯示兩名候選人之間的差距縮小了。
widen the gap 擴大差距
nTechnology has widened the gap between people with and without computer skills.
the gap widens 差距增大
nThe gap is widening between the incomes of the rich and the less well-off.
na gap exists
A cultural gap exists between the older and the younger generations.
Examples from the Corpus
gap• Sharon has a gap between her two front teeth.• The gate was locked but we managed to get through a gap in the fence.• Freddie managed to squeeze through a gap in the fence and run away.• The age gap between us didn't seem to matter until we decided to have children.• It ain't a door or nothing - it's just a big gap in the wall.• Melianthus is a good plant for filling in gaps in flower borders.• Short gaps are thus more probable than long ones.• The new interest in growth is sure to widen that gap.• These activities bridge the gap in comprehension and familiarity that the interface creates.• Later, electrically powered calculators and analog computers bridged the gap to the first primitive digital computers.• The greater the amount of planning control, the greater did the gap become.• Melanie's dentist says that as she gets older the gap between her two front teeth will disappear.• The gap between rich and poor is wider in the South than in the rest of the country.• The light was coming through a tiny gap under the door.• an uncomfortable gap in the conversation• There's a ten-year gap between Kay's two children.
gap in• There are huge gaps in my knowledge of history.• There was an 18 minute gap in the tape recordings.• Inner-city hospitals are being crippled by a serious gap in medical technology.
fill/plug the gap• Kaufman said the Chargers' defensive front did a good job of penetrating the backfield and filling the gaps in the line.• Such sources of learning help fill the gaps for employees in the new leaner organization who have fewer co-workers in their field.• Will my right hon. Friend agree to talk to the museum to ascertain whether he can guide it in filling the gap?• A growing proportion of companies now expect to hire workers from abroad to fill the gaps.• This has allowed short term seated events to fill the gaps in the programme between major exhibitions.• Sales of gold from central banks were needed to fill the gap, Gold Fields said.• To fill the gap he roared with laughter at his own witty fashion of dealing with ethics.• Right-back Andy Hill is ruled out by a stomach strain and veteran Ray Ranson will fill the gap.
The GapGap, Then trademark
na US clothes company with stores all over the world. The Gap sells informal clothes for men, women, and children, which are fashionable but not very expensive.
From Longman Business Dictionary
gapgap /gæp/ noun [countableC]
1gap in the marketMARKETING an opportunity to develop and sell a particular product or service because no other company is doing this yet
The sales director believes there is a gap in the market for small jets.
The mail-order company is aiming to fill the gap in the market with a range of swimwear for older people.
2ECONOMICSa difference between two situations, amounts, groups of people etc
Brazil had a trade gap (=difference in value of what a country buys from abroad and what it sells) of $3.16 billion last year.
gap between
the gap between the earnings of manual and non-manual workers
→ wage gap
3COMMERCEMARKETINGsomething that is missing that stops something else from being complete
gap in
The computer manufacturer is trying to fill a gap in its product line by buying an Atlanta software firm for $65 million.
Origin gap
(1300-1400) Old Norse “hole, deep narrow valley”

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1988 COCA: 2121
gap

noun¹

 1space between things空隙ADJECTIVE | VERB + GAP | GAP + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤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

noun²

 2period of time時段ADJECTIVE | VERB + GAP | GAP + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤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

noun³

 3difference差異ADJECTIVE | VERB + GAP | GAP + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤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

noun⁴

 4where sth is missing缺失ADJECTIVE | VERB + GAP | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤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。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1988 COCA: 2121
gap noun
⇨ gap (the gap between rich and poor) ⇨ hole 1 (a gap in a fence) ⇨ pause (a gap of twenty years) gap

noun

gap ♦︎ margin ♦︎ gulfThese are all words for the difference between people or groups in the way they think or live or in how successful they are in a contest. 這些詞均表示分歧、隔閡、差距。SYNONYM SCALE 詞義標尺 下圖顯示這些詞所表達分歧的程度
margin➔gap➔gulf
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the gap / margin / gulf between A and B◆to bridge the gap / gulf between A and B◆a gap / gulf separates A and B■ gap [countable] a difference between people or groups in the way that they think, live or feel; a difference between two sets of ideas or actions or between ideas and reality 分歧；隔閡；（想法和現實之間的）差距◆The gap between rich and poor gets wider every year.貧富差距逐年擴大。◆the gap between theory and practice理論和實踐的差距◆a movie that is sure to bridge the generation gap (= the difference in attitude or behaviour between younger and older people that causes a lack of understanding) 肯定能彌合代溝的一部電影■ margin ˈmɑːdʒɪn; NAmE ˈmɑːrdʒən [countable, usually singular] the amount of time, or number of votes or points, by which sb wins sth （獲勝者在時間、票數或分數上領先的）幅度，差額，差數◆He won by a narrow margin.他以微小差額獲勝了。◆She beat the other runners by a margin of ten seconds.她以領先十秒的優勢戰勝了其他賽跑者。■ gulf [countable, usually singular] a large gap between people or groups in the way that they think, live or feel 分歧；鴻溝；隔閡◆There appeared to be a growing gulf between the prosperous south and the declining towns of the north.繁榮的南方和衰退的北方城市之間的差距似乎在不斷擴大。◆It felt as if a gulf had opened up between his life and mine.我感覺他的生活似乎和我的有了隔閡。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1988 COCA: 2121
gap
Space and amounts of space: accommodation, air pocket, break...
Parts and features of mountains, hills and cliffs: brae, brink, the brow...
Something or someone missing from somewhere: gap, vacuum, absentee...
Difference and differences: difference, contrast, distinction...
Pauses, intervals and halts: pause, interval, halt...

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