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gap

🇬🇧 UK/gæp/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFLB1

Definitions

n.

A break, hole, or empty space in something; a significant difference or disparity between two things.

缺口，间隙；差距，分歧

v.

To make an opening or breach in something.

开缺口，豁开

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
gapother
=gap

Common Collocations

  • 1.wealth gap财富差距
  • 2.generation gap代沟
  • 3.close the gap弥合差距

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    There was a gap between the floorboards.

  • 2.

    The income gap between rich and poor widened significantly.

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