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n. 间隙；缺口；空白
vi. 裂开
vt. 使成缺口

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复数: gaps;

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1. PIE base *ghai- / *ghi- "yawn, gape" => chasm (from Greek khaskein / khainein "yawn, gape").
2. PIE base *ghai- / *ghi- "yawn, gape" => hiatus (from Latin hiare "yawn, gape").
3. PIE base *ghai- / *ghi- "yawn, gape" => gap, gape, yawn.

中文词源

gap 缺口

来自PIE*ghai, 打呵欠，张口，词源同gape, yawn.

英英释意

1. a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures;: "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"

2. an open or empty space in or between things;: "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"

3. a narrow opening;: "he opened the window a crack"

4. a pass between mountain peaks

5. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity;: "it was presented without commercial breaks"

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gap (n.): early 14c., "an opening in a wall or hedge; a break, a breach," mid-13c. in place names, from Old Norse gap "chasm, empty space," related to gapa "to gape, open the mouth wide," common Proto-Germanic (cognates: Middle Dutch, Dutch gapen, German gaffen "to gape, stare," Swedish gapa, Danish gabe), from PIE *ghai- "to yawn, gape" (see yawn (v.)). From late 14c. as "a break or opening between mountains;" broader sense "unfilled space or interval, any hiatus or interruption" is from c. 1600. In U.S., common in place names in reference to a deep break or pass in a long mountain chain (especially one that water flows through), a feature in the middle Appalachians.
gap (v.): 1847, "to make gaps" (transitive); 1948 "to have gaps" (intransitive), from gap (n.). Related: Gapped; gapping.

考试真题

It further widens the gap between the old and the young.

As a result, their math grades overtook those of the other students by the end of the first semester—and the gap between the two groups continued to widen during the two years we followed them.

High school degrees offer far less in the way of preparation for work than they might, or than many other nations currently offer, creating a growing skills gap in our economy.

The gap between Apple and other tech firms is now likely to narrow.

Houses built before 1939 use about 50% more energy per square foot than those built after 2000, mainly due to the tiny cracks and gaps that expand over time and let in more outside air.

In fact, the more information flows throughout the entire society, the wider the gap becomes between "information haves" and "information have-nots", leading to digital divide .

Moreover, in order to be curious, you have to be aware of a gap in your knowledge in the first place.

The greatest gap, however, is between the Net-generation, familiar with personal computers and the Internet, and the older generation, accustomed to an industrial society.

Yet there are recent signs that the gap could be starting to shrink.

The achievement gap between children from high- and lowincome families is 30-40% larger among children born in 2001 than those born 25 years earlier, according to Mr.

How much is today's spirit of harmony a change from our more turbulent past? A mere generation ago, parentchild relations were described as the generation gap.

have placed religious beliefs above party politicshave bridged the gap between the rich and the pooroffer poor children more chances to climb the social laddersuffer from higher levels of racial and economic segregationFamily structure.

Tennessee State's overall graduation rate is a tiny 39 percent, but at least it has a smaller gap between the outcomes for first-generation students and those of their peers.

Inequality is dangerous, he argued, not merely because it doesn't look good to have a large gap between the rich and the poor, but because inequality itself destroys upward mobility, making it harder for the poor to escape from poverty.

For all the new attention devoted to the 1 percent, a new dataset from the Equality of Opportunity Project at Harvard and Berkeley suggests that, if we care about upward mobility overall, we're vastly exaggerating the dangers of the rich-poor gap.

But if it was known that Black people were viewed differently from African Americans, researchers, until now, hadn't identified what that gap in perception was derived from.

in a 2012 report,the World Economic Forum found that when it comes to closing the gender gap in"economic participation and opportunity,"the United States is ahead of not only Sweden but also Finland,Denmark,the Netherlands,Iceland,Germany,and the United Kingdom.

It is a society well worth studying,and its efforts to conquer the gender gap impart a vital lesson—though not the lesson the Swedes had in mind。

Sweden has done more than other nations to close the gender gap.

Still, there's a huge disconnect between the way we currently train scientists and the actual employment opportunities available for them, and an urgent need for dramatic improvements in training programs to help close the gap.

Middlebury College in Vermont, another top school, had a 19-point gap in 2007 and a 22-point gap in 2006.

The most selective private schools – Harvard, Yale, and Princeton – show almost no gap between black and white graduation rates.

But such a Darwinian spirit is beginning to give way as at least a few colleges face up to the graduation gap

At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the gap has been roughly halved over the last three years.

With effort and money, the graduation gap can be closed

Harvard, Yale, and Princeton show almost no gap between black and white graduation rates mainly because they recruit the best students.

Washington and Lee University is cited as an example to show that the gap of graduation rates between whites and minorities can be closed

The generation gap is bound to narrow.

In many countries immigrants have been filling such gaps in the labour force as have already emerged (and remember that the real shortage is still around ten years off).

A mere generation ago, parent-child relations were described as "the generation gap".

Because of these differences, comparing France's consumption with the U.S.'s overstates the gap in economic welfare.

If we want to fix the problem of the income gap, first we have to understand it.

What has become obvious to me when it comes to the income gap is that there needs to be an opportunity for the people at the bottom to push them back up and push them into the middle class to give them hope in their lives.

How does Owain James feel about the gap-year phenomenon?

It is not surprising that more and more students are taking a gap year to earn money to support their study for the degree.

More students than ever before are taking a gap year before going to university.

Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable; therefore attempts may be made to fill every gap 间隙 with conversation.

Students taking a gap year are better prepared for college studies.

Students who take a gap year are often more mature and responsible, he said.

The gap-year phenomenon originated with the months left over to oxbridge applicants between entrance exams in november and the start of the next academic year.

Their wings can bridge the gap between lines, resulting in electrocution if they touch two lines at once.

There is no gap between mind and matter.

Finally,because automation threatens to widen the gap between capital income and labor income, taxes and the safety net will have to be rethought.

"The gap is between the jobs that take no skills and those that require a lot of skill,” says Rob Spohr, a business professor at Montcalm Community College.

But despite common misconceptions, a gap year does not hinder the success of academic pursuits—in fact, it probably enhances it.

But the article is actually quite optimistic, as it outlines a potential solution to this problem, suggesting that an approach can close 63 percent of the achievement gap between first-generation and other students.

But while this may be true, it's not a good enough reason to condemn gap years.

finally, because automation threatens to widen the gap between capital income and labor income, taxes and the safety net will have to be rethought.

Gap year experiences can lessen the blow when it comes to adjusting to college and being thrown into a brand new environment, making it easier to focus on academics and activities rather than acclimation blunders.

giving more children this training could increase the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobs gap, Cortina said.

Koziatek's Manchester School of Technology high School is trying to fill that gap.

Rather than pulling students back, a gap year pushes them ahead by preparing them for independence, new responsibilities and environmental changes—all things that first-year students often struggle with the most.

Studies from the United States and Australia show that students who take a gap year are generally better prepared for and perform better in college than those who do not.

Taking a gap year to figure things out initially can help prevent stress and save money later on.

There is a gap in working-class jobs, but the workers who need those jobs most aren't equipped to do them.

They cite past research by several authors to show that this is the gap that must be narrowed to close the achievement gap.

This has created "a paradox" in that recruiting first-generation students, but then watching many of them fail, means that higher education has "continued to reproduce and widen, rather than close" an achievement gap based on social class, according to th

Today, widespread social pressure to immediately go to college in conjunction with increasingly high expectations in a fast-moving world often causes students to completely overlook the possibility of taking a gap year.

with the gap between the church's teachings and ways of thinking being eclipsed by the Renaissance, the gap between the medieval and modern periods had been bridged, leading to new and unexplored intellectual territories.

实用场景例句

a gap in a hedge: 树篱的豁口

Leave a gap between your car and the next.: 在车与车之间留条道。

a gap in the conversation: 谈话的间隙

They met again after a gap of twenty years.: 他们阔别二十年后又见面了。

There's a big age gap between them (= a big difference in their ages).: 他们之间年龄差距很大。

the gap between rich and poor: 贫富之间的差距

the gap between theory and practice: 理论与实践的脱节

His death left an enormous gap in my life.: 他去世给我的生活留下巨大的空白。

There were several gaps in my education.: 我受的教育有好多欠缺之处。

We think we've identified a gap in the market (= a business opportunity to make or sell sth that is not yet available) .: 我们认为已经发现了市场上一个尚待填补的空白。

...the gap between rich and poor...: 贫富差距

America's trade gap widened...: 美国的贸易逆差加大了。

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。

...the wind tearing through gaps in the window frames.: 从窗框缝隙中呼啸而入的风

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。

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。

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。

The method is especially attractive for gauging natural streams.: 该方法对于测量天然的流注具有特殊的吸引力.

As generation gap exists, we must bear in mind that the younger people might not like that idea.: 因为有代沟的存在, 所以我们必须记住,年轻人可能不喜欢这个想法.

There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.: 对双方合作的问题,两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大.

Do you want to bridge the generation gap?: 你想弥合代沟吗 ?

He flashed his headlights and jumped lanes whenever a gap opened up.: 只要前面出现一点空隙他就会亮起前车灯并超车.

The sheep got into the field through a gap in the hedge.: 羊群从树篱的缺口跑向田野.

The main road goes through the mountain gap.: 那条大路穿过峡谷.

There is a gap of five miles between towns.: 镇与镇之间相隔五英里.

The trade gap between imports and exports remained high.: 进出口贸易差额依然很大.

We are determined to bring credit to our country by filling this gap in our industry.: 我们一定要争一口气,把祖国工业上这项空白填补上.

There is a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen.: 关于这点,两位政治家的政见有很大分歧.

The gate was locked but we went through a gap in the fence.: 门锁了,我们便从篱笆的一处缺口钻了进去.

A great gap yawned between the rocks.: 在岩石间有个大裂缝.

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