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ˈgap year noun [countableC]British EnglishBrE
a year between leaving school and going to university, which some young people use as an opportunity to travel, earn money, or get experience of working 空檔年,間隔年〔指中學畢業後上大學前的一年,有的年輕人利用這一年旅遊、掙錢或積累工作經驗〕
Some students choose to work in high-tech industries during their gap year.
有些學生在上大學前的間隔年選擇到高科技行業工作。
Examples from the Corpus
gap year• The ruinousboy was now nineteen and sleeping through his gap year.