gaps

英 [gæps]

美 [gæps]

n.  开口; 豁口; 缺口; 裂口; 间断; 间隔; 间隙; 分歧; 隔阂; 差距
gap的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 缝隙；缺口；豁口；裂口
  Agapis a space between two things or a hole in the middle of something solid.
  1. He pulled the thick curtains together, leaving just a narrow gap.
     他拉上厚厚的窗帘，仅留下一条狭窄的缝隙。
  2. ...the wind tearing through gaps in the window frames.
     从窗框缝隙中呼啸而入的风
• N-COUNT （时间上的）间断，间隔，间隙
  Agapis a period of time when you are not busy or when you stop doing something that you normally do.
  1. There followed a gap of four years, during which William joined the Army.
     随后的4年时间，威廉在陆军服役。
• N-COUNT 漏洞；空白；缺口
  If there is something missing from a situation that prevents it being complete or satisfactory, you can say that there is agap.
  1. We need more young scientists to fill the gap left by a wave of retirements expected over the next decade...
     我们需要更多年轻的科学家来填补预计未来10年退休高峰带来的人才缺口。
  2. Like a good businessman, Stewart identified a gap in the market.
     像精明的商人一样，斯图尔特发现了市场上的一个空白。
• N-COUNT 分歧；差距；隔阂
  Agap betweentwo groups of people, things, or sets of ideas is a big difference between them.
  1. ...the gap between rich and poor...
     贫富差距
  2. America's trade gap widened...
     美国的贸易逆差加大了。
  3. Britain needs to bridge the technology gap between academia and industry.
     英国需要弥合学术界和企业界之间的技术差距。

双语例句

• The report measures the gaps between women and men on education, health, economic participation and political empowerment.
  报告评估了女性和男性在教育、健康、经济参与以及政治赋权方面的差距。
• This means that there should not be any unnecessary overlap or gaps in the test coverage.
  这意味着，在测试覆盖中，不应当有任何不必要的覆盖或缺口。
• Funding gaps for smaller firms are a major impediment to growth.
  对小公司的资助隔阂是其增长的主要障碍。
• The boy has gaps in his mind about it. He is blotting certain things out
  这个小男孩对此的记忆中有几段空白。他想忘掉某些事情。
• The gaps between the panels and surrounding surfaces should be uniform.
  嵌板和周围的表面之间的缝隙应该是一样宽的。
• Overlap the slices carefully so there are no gaps
  将切片小心翼翼地搭好，中间不留任何空隙。
• Fill in gaps by using short, upward strokes of the pencil.
  用铅笔向上短短地勾画几道来填充空白。
• But within many countries income gaps have widened.
  但在很多国家内部，收入差距却扩大了。
• Funding such gaps in research is likely to be one of the biggest bottlenecks.
  资助这类研究的鸿沟很可能是最大的瓶颈之一。
• Which gender gaps have closed and which persist?
  哪些社会性别差距缩小了，哪些依旧存在？