English → Chinese
gap
/BrE ɡap 
, AmE ɡæp /
noun
1 (empty space) 空白处; (empty distance) 空隙;
a gap in sth; 某物体中的缝隙;
a gap between things; 物体间的缝隙;
to leave a gap 留出间隙;
to fill in/stop up a gap 填补／堵塞缝隙;
a gap in the traffic (of cars) 车流中的空隙; (of pedestrians) 行人中的空隙;
a gap in the fence/wall/hedge 篱笆／墙／树篱的缺口;
a gap of several miles between villages 村庄之间几英里宽的空地
2 figurative (break) (in continuity, life, memory, understanding, market) 空白; (in record, account) 空缺; (in text, accounts) 脱漏; (in education, organization) 欠缺;
after a gap of several months 隔了数月之后;
her loss left a huge gap in his life 她的去世给他的生活留下了巨大的空白;
a communications gap 交流障碍
3 figurative (discrepancy) (in age, status, levels, standards) 差异; (in opinions, ideas, viewpoints) 分歧; (between people) 隔阂; (between scores) 差距; Economics, Finance 差额;
the generation gap 代沟;
to bridge the gap between rich and poor 缩短贫富差距;
to close the gap between two points of view 消弭两种观点之间的分歧
4 Geography (in hills, mountains) 峡谷