gulf 详细解释

gulf

[gʌlf]

n.海湾, 鸿沟
vt.吞没

n.[C]

1. 海湾

2. (意见等的)巨大分歧, 鸿沟[(+between)]

They used to be friends but a great gulf has developed between them.

他们过去一直是朋友, 但如今两人之间已产生了极大的分歧。

3. (地面的)裂口; 深渊, 深坑

The earthquake left a gulf in the fields.

地震在田地里留下一条裂口。

4. 旋涡

5. (大写)波斯湾; 波斯湾各国[the S]

vt.

吞没, 淹没

词形变化

动词过去式: gulfed | 动词过去分词: gulfed | 动词现在分词: gulfing | 动词第三人称单数: gulfs |

词义辨析

同义:

n.裂缝; 分歧

separation  break  cut  cleft  crack  crevice  hole  rift  opening  gap  chasm  pit

n.海湾

bay  

同义参见:

bay  gape  depth  gully  

英英释义

名词 gulf:

an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)

同义词：disconnect, disconnection

a deep wide chasm

补充

gulfgulf英:[ɡʌlf] 美:[ɡʌlf]n.1.海湾There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。2.分歧, 鸿沟The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。

例句

1. The gulf between the cultures was too great.文化间的分歧是巨大的。 2. the gulf between rural and urban life农村生活与城市生活之间的差异 3. a growing gulf between rich and poor富人与穷人之间越来越大的隔阂 4. The yawning valley was gulfed in blackness.豁开的山谷被黑暗吞没了。 5. a wide gulf between theory and practice.理论与实践之间的巨大差异。 6. the gulf of Mexico墨西哥湾 7. the gulf between rich and poor贫富的悬殊 8. the gulf of Mexico墨西哥湾 9. the Persian gulf波斯湾 10. They have a home on the gulf Coast. [=the coast of the gulf of Mexico]他们在墨西哥湾沿岸地区有个家。 11. the (Persian) gulf region波斯湾地区 12. the gulf states [=the U.S. states next to the gulf of Mexico or the countries next to the Persian gulf]美国濒墨西哥湾诸州；海湾国家 13. "The report examines the (widening) gulf [=gap, divide] between the state's rich and poor schools."报告考查了该州贫富学校之间（日益加剧）的差距。 14. The program is intended to help bridge the gulf between younger and older generations.这个计划旨在帮助弥合年轻人与老年人之间的鸿沟。

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