Definition of gap in English:

gap

noun ɡapɡæp

1A break or hole in an object or between two objects.
缝隙；洞
he peeped through the gap in the curtains
他透过窗帘上的缝隙窥视。
Example sentencesExamples
- But in my rush I could not find a gap in the hedge to get through to the main road.
- Select a tree that is uniformly shaped on all sides without gaps or holes where branches are broken or missing.
- The metal work done on the aft booms was of poor quality, with putty applied in an attempt to cover over gaps around screw holes.
- Radon from the ground gets into buildings mainly through cracks in floors or gaps around pipes or cables.
- There should not be any holes or gaps at the bottom of the fence or around the gate.
- An officer patrolling the Murton area in the early hours of today noticed a large gap in the hedge on Moor Lane and investigated.
- Yesterday we plugged the gap in the hedge with two new buddleia plants.
- Once we got there, we crept through the small gap in the overgrown hedges that served as the entranceway.
- Shafts of light danced in through gaps between the planks.
- However, there were gaps around the curtain where you could see inside.
- After the molding is put up, use wood putty to fill visible nail holes and small gaps for a seamless look.
- He watches carefully where he treads so as to avoid some of the bigger holes and gaps between the half-rotten floorboards.
- Last summer when the park shut at 8pm, teenagers would sneak through a gap in the hedge and congregate in groups.
- A lack of legs helps them fit into tight gaps and crevices and down narrow holes.
- The gaps in the cotoneaster hedge were plugged with holly and box.
- We ended up with scaffolds built from these approaches that only had small holes where the gaps were.
- So after all my regular warnings about the right way to clip hedges, you find yourself with a hedge that has gaps all along its base.
- The rain entered the building through literally hundreds of ducts, gaps, cracks, crevices and half-open windows and vents.
- In the distance where the land dips away, neighbouring fields are surrounded by scrubby hedges with large gaps.
- These holes, and the gaps left by her quickly vanishing superstructure allowed easy and safe access for divers.
Synonyms
opening, aperture, space, breach, chink, slit, slot, vent, crack, crevice, cranny, cavity, hole, orifice, interstice, perforation, break, fracture, rift, rent, fissure, cleft, divide, discontinuity
technical scission, grike
1. 1.1 A pass or way through a range of hills.
  峡谷，山口
  as name Watford Gap
  Example sentencesExamples
  His hilltop castle commands the only broad gap through the Purbeck hills.
  They have 160 km of through road with a few side tracks leading to the gaps and gorges nearby.
  Plans to build a road through the gap have stirred up strong feelings on both sides of the long-running debate.
  The bison pour through a gap in the hills and are in the corrals in just a few minutes.
  It is quite literally a gap in the mountains and the largest town in the southern alps.
  The village was built on a hill with deep gaps around it.
  Once the Bealach Gaothach is reached, below Kilbride Hill, look for a gap in the forest boundary below.
  It had to pass through gaps in the high mountain range to reach Wamena.
  Synonyms
  route, way, road, narrow road, passage, cut, gorge, canyon, ravine, gully, defile, col, couloir
2A space or interval; a break in continuity.
空隙，间隔；间断
there are many gaps in our understanding of what happened
我们对所发生的事情的认识有许多缺失。
Example sentencesExamples
- In one cut, the film leaps across great gaps in time and space - only a press kit could tell me what was supposed to have happened.
- Faculty losses have left gaps in the geography department.
- A biography would bore her, she says, preferring to fill in the gaps left by earlier writers and to give them a fresh, contemporary perspective.
- If there is such a collective acceptance of holes and gaps in the theory of evolution then why is there such loyalty to only the one idea.
- However, work would need to be undertaken with the organisations to ensure a full review of the situation identifies any gaps or overlaps in the current system.
- What struck him while interviewing him were the gaps in his life story.
- The work of COMGAS is diverse and eclectic, connected by a desire to explore the gaps and spaces in the fabric of cultural production.
- This will then leave a major gap in the trained, professional sector in years to come.
- These seem to fill in the gaps between the different excerpts that make up most of the book.
- Some processors are working with third parties to identify gaps in their security situation.
- So, unfortunately, we have a huge gap in our knowledge.
- Career gaps are no longer viewed with suspicion and they can actually enhance your prospects, she writes.
- However a lapse of almost two years since the last scheme has left a gap in continuity.
- For example, when a nurse cares for two or more patients and must divide attention between them there is a potential for gaps in the continuity of care.
- They describe some gaps in the literature and provide some suggestions for future research.
- Nonetheless, this book nicely fills some gaps in the literature on Southern slavery.
- Like Patricia, they want to fill in the missing gaps, the apparent holes and spaces in the very surface of the text.
- Critical gaps extracted from different reference-line scenarios were also examined.
- The gap in the current literature exists when we consider race and gender.
- When considering social issues in particular judges must not substitute their own views to fill gaps.
Synonyms
pause, intermission, interval, interlude, delay, break, breathing space, breather, respite, hiatus
North American recess
omission, blank, blank space, empty space, lacuna, hiatus, void, vacuity
1. 2.1 A difference, especially an undesirable one, between two views or situations.
  隔阂，分歧
  the media were bridging the gap between government and people
  媒体正试图在政府和人民之间进行沟通。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Bridging the gap between paper and the network - this is the most important new technology for a decade.
  There is a huge gap between rich and poor countries across a range of health measures.
  Employers are ditching company schemes, yet no-one seems to be bridging the gap with private savings.
  Equality campaigners believe the move is a major step forward in trying to close the gender pay gap.
  A wide gap exists between the majority of the government and the wishes of the people.
  As a result, salary gaps between different sports and between individual players can be quite large.
  Our children will never have equal opportunity unless, once and for all, we close the ever-widening achievement gap.
  In all of the eight categories massive price gaps or quote differentials existed.
  But his chances of bridging the gap with only five racing days to go are virtually non-existent.
  Someday we'll have the will again to tackle all the other gaps that divide us.
  How many times over the years has the music industry played up records bridging the gap between jazz and hip hop?
  A widening gender pay gap is created and overall, working mothers' employment potential becomes limited.
  This gap is the difference between a firm's present distribution system and the potential for it to be increased.
  The festival in June aims to bridge the gap between different periods and traditions.
  He said the Government had an historic opportunity to close the growing income gap in Ireland.
  The next government must close the gaps between different strands of support services.
  It simply made no difference because the gap between reality and policy is irreconcilable.
  We also confronted the challenges and exerted our utmost efforts to bridge the various gaps and differences existing in the region.
  If closing the gap between different income brackets is the name of the game, let it be across the board.
  Fortunately, there are players out there who are bridging the gap between art and entertainment.
  Synonyms
  chasm, gulf, rift, polarity, split, separation, breach
  contrast, difference, disparity, divergence, variation, variance, imbalance, unevenness

Derivatives

gapped

adjective

Exclusion of Adiantum, Anthocerous, or gapped sites affected only the poorly supported placement of Calycanthus relative to the eudicots in MP, NJ, and ML topologies (data not shown).
Example sentencesExamples
- All trees, both including and excluding gapped regions, found reciprocally monophyletic lineages for M. edulis and M. trossulus, with Baltic alleles falling unambiguously in both the M. edulis and M. trossulus clades.
- Two simulation runs were performed for each set of starting parameters (ungapped bilayer, gapped bilayer, gapped bilayer with water filled in, and long gapped bilayer), with each run spanning at least 2 ns.
- Sequences were aligned using ClustalW, and gapped positions were omitted from subsequent analyses.
- KitMaker has activity templates for: reading comprehension, listening comprehension, gap dictation, fill-the-gaps, gapped sentences, multiple choice, ordered lists and statements, matching lists.

gappy

adjectivegappier, gappiest ˈɡapiˈɡæpi

Skillful use of veneers can straighten crooked teeth and close up gappy teeth.
Example sentencesExamples
- I don't know much about how memories develop, but I know that the image of sunlight and big sky through the gappy leaves of eucalyptus has always felt like an old and fundamental image, like something I've looked at and registered all my life.
- Cutting a stemmy hedgerow at 2’ - 3’ is not advisable, as it will produce bushy growth at this height, leaving a gappy base.
- Path on left straight across field towards trees, field-edge path by gappy hedge, left when it ends, 50 yards.
- Highly variable and gappy regions of alignments are usually excluded from phylogenetic analyses.

Origin

Middle English: from Old Norse, 'chasm'; related to gape.

Rhymes

bap, cap, chap, clap, dap, entrap, enwrap, flap, frap, giftwrap, hap, knap, lap, Lapp, map, nap, nappe, pap, rap, sap, schappe, scrap, slap, snap, strap, tap, trap, wrap, yap, zap

Definition of gap in US English:

gap

nounɡapɡæp

1A break or hole in an object or between two objects.
缝隙；洞
he came through the gap in the hedge
他透过窗帘上的缝隙窥视。
Example sentencesExamples
- Select a tree that is uniformly shaped on all sides without gaps or holes where branches are broken or missing.
- Yesterday we plugged the gap in the hedge with two new buddleia plants.
- The metal work done on the aft booms was of poor quality, with putty applied in an attempt to cover over gaps around screw holes.
- In the distance where the land dips away, neighbouring fields are surrounded by scrubby hedges with large gaps.
- Once we got there, we crept through the small gap in the overgrown hedges that served as the entranceway.
- Radon from the ground gets into buildings mainly through cracks in floors or gaps around pipes or cables.
- We ended up with scaffolds built from these approaches that only had small holes where the gaps were.
- Shafts of light danced in through gaps between the planks.
- A lack of legs helps them fit into tight gaps and crevices and down narrow holes.
- He watches carefully where he treads so as to avoid some of the bigger holes and gaps between the half-rotten floorboards.
- After the molding is put up, use wood putty to fill visible nail holes and small gaps for a seamless look.
- These holes, and the gaps left by her quickly vanishing superstructure allowed easy and safe access for divers.
- There should not be any holes or gaps at the bottom of the fence or around the gate.
- So after all my regular warnings about the right way to clip hedges, you find yourself with a hedge that has gaps all along its base.
- Last summer when the park shut at 8pm, teenagers would sneak through a gap in the hedge and congregate in groups.
- But in my rush I could not find a gap in the hedge to get through to the main road.
- The rain entered the building through literally hundreds of ducts, gaps, cracks, crevices and half-open windows and vents.
- However, there were gaps around the curtain where you could see inside.
- An officer patrolling the Murton area in the early hours of today noticed a large gap in the hedge on Moor Lane and investigated.
- The gaps in the cotoneaster hedge were plugged with holly and box.
Synonyms
opening, aperture, space, breach, chink, slit, slot, vent, crack, crevice, cranny, cavity, hole, orifice, interstice, perforation, break, fracture, rift, rent, fissure, cleft, divide, discontinuity
1. 1.1 A pass or way through a range of hills.
  峡谷，山口
  Example sentencesExamples
  Once the Bealach Gaothach is reached, below Kilbride Hill, look for a gap in the forest boundary below.
  Plans to build a road through the gap have stirred up strong feelings on both sides of the long-running debate.
  The bison pour through a gap in the hills and are in the corrals in just a few minutes.
  They have 160 km of through road with a few side tracks leading to the gaps and gorges nearby.
  It is quite literally a gap in the mountains and the largest town in the southern alps.
  The village was built on a hill with deep gaps around it.
  His hilltop castle commands the only broad gap through the Purbeck hills.
  It had to pass through gaps in the high mountain range to reach Wamena.
  Synonyms
  route, way, road, narrow road, passage, cut, gorge, canyon, ravine, gully, defile, col, couloir
2An unfilled space or interval; a break in continuity.
空隙，间隔；间断
there are many gaps in our understanding of what happened
我们对所发生的事情的认识有许多缺失。
Example sentencesExamples
- They describe some gaps in the literature and provide some suggestions for future research.
- Career gaps are no longer viewed with suspicion and they can actually enhance your prospects, she writes.
- What struck him while interviewing him were the gaps in his life story.
- Faculty losses have left gaps in the geography department.
- The work of COMGAS is diverse and eclectic, connected by a desire to explore the gaps and spaces in the fabric of cultural production.
- Critical gaps extracted from different reference-line scenarios were also examined.
- The gap in the current literature exists when we consider race and gender.
- However a lapse of almost two years since the last scheme has left a gap in continuity.
- However, work would need to be undertaken with the organisations to ensure a full review of the situation identifies any gaps or overlaps in the current system.
- When considering social issues in particular judges must not substitute their own views to fill gaps.
- Nonetheless, this book nicely fills some gaps in the literature on Southern slavery.
- This will then leave a major gap in the trained, professional sector in years to come.
- So, unfortunately, we have a huge gap in our knowledge.
- A biography would bore her, she says, preferring to fill in the gaps left by earlier writers and to give them a fresh, contemporary perspective.
- If there is such a collective acceptance of holes and gaps in the theory of evolution then why is there such loyalty to only the one idea.
- For example, when a nurse cares for two or more patients and must divide attention between them there is a potential for gaps in the continuity of care.
- Like Patricia, they want to fill in the missing gaps, the apparent holes and spaces in the very surface of the text.
- Some processors are working with third parties to identify gaps in their security situation.
- These seem to fill in the gaps between the different excerpts that make up most of the book.
- In one cut, the film leaps across great gaps in time and space - only a press kit could tell me what was supposed to have happened.
Synonyms
pause, intermission, interval, interlude, delay, break, breathing space, breather, respite, hiatus
omission, blank, blank space, empty space, lacuna, hiatus, void, vacuity
1. 2.1 A difference, especially an undesirable one, between two views or situations.
  隔阂，分歧
  the media were bridging the gap between government and people
  媒体正试图在政府和人民之间进行沟通。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Our children will never have equal opportunity unless, once and for all, we close the ever-widening achievement gap.
  Someday we'll have the will again to tackle all the other gaps that divide us.
  Fortunately, there are players out there who are bridging the gap between art and entertainment.
  This gap is the difference between a firm's present distribution system and the potential for it to be increased.
  The festival in June aims to bridge the gap between different periods and traditions.
  If closing the gap between different income brackets is the name of the game, let it be across the board.
  We also confronted the challenges and exerted our utmost efforts to bridge the various gaps and differences existing in the region.
  As a result, salary gaps between different sports and between individual players can be quite large.
  There is a huge gap between rich and poor countries across a range of health measures.
  But his chances of bridging the gap with only five racing days to go are virtually non-existent.
  A wide gap exists between the majority of the government and the wishes of the people.
  How many times over the years has the music industry played up records bridging the gap between jazz and hip hop?
  Bridging the gap between paper and the network - this is the most important new technology for a decade.
  Equality campaigners believe the move is a major step forward in trying to close the gender pay gap.
  Employers are ditching company schemes, yet no-one seems to be bridging the gap with private savings.
  In all of the eight categories massive price gaps or quote differentials existed.
  The next government must close the gaps between different strands of support services.
  He said the Government had an historic opportunity to close the growing income gap in Ireland.
  It simply made no difference because the gap between reality and policy is irreconcilable.
  A widening gender pay gap is created and overall, working mothers' employment potential becomes limited.
  Synonyms
  chasm, gulf, rift, polarity, split, separation, breach

Origin

Middle English: from Old Norse, ‘chasm’; related to gape.

词汇	gap
释义	Definition of gap in English: gap noun ɡapɡæp 1A break or hole in an object or between two objects. 缝隙；洞 he peeped through the gap in the curtains 他透过窗帘上的缝隙窥视。 Example sentencesExamples But in my rush I could not find a gap in the hedge to get through to the main road. Select a tree that is uniformly shaped on all sides without gaps or holes where branches are broken or missing. The metal work done on the aft booms was of poor quality, with putty applied in an attempt to cover over gaps around screw holes. Radon from the ground gets into buildings mainly through cracks in floors or gaps around pipes or cables. There should not be any holes or gaps at the bottom of the fence or around the gate. An officer patrolling the Murton area in the early hours of today noticed a large gap in the hedge on Moor Lane and investigated. Yesterday we plugged the gap in the hedge with two new buddleia plants. Once we got there, we crept through the small gap in the overgrown hedges that served as the entranceway. Shafts of light danced in through gaps between the planks. However, there were gaps around the curtain where you could see inside. After the molding is put up, use wood putty to fill visible nail holes and small gaps for a seamless look. He watches carefully where he treads so as to avoid some of the bigger holes and gaps between the half-rotten floorboards. Last summer when the park shut at 8pm, teenagers would sneak through a gap in the hedge and congregate in groups. A lack of legs helps them fit into tight gaps and crevices and down narrow holes. The gaps in the cotoneaster hedge were plugged with holly and box. We ended up with scaffolds built from these approaches that only had small holes where the gaps were. So after all my regular warnings about the right way to clip hedges, you find yourself with a hedge that has gaps all along its base. The rain entered the building through literally hundreds of ducts, gaps, cracks, crevices and half-open windows and vents. In the distance where the land dips away, neighbouring fields are surrounded by scrubby hedges with large gaps. These holes, and the gaps left by her quickly vanishing superstructure allowed easy and safe access for divers. Synonyms opening, aperture, space, breach, chink, slit, slot, vent, crack, crevice, cranny, cavity, hole, orifice, interstice, perforation, break, fracture, rift, rent, fissure, cleft, divide, discontinuity technical scission, grike 1.1 A pass or way through a range of hills. 峡谷，山口 as name Watford Gap Example sentencesExamples His hilltop castle commands the only broad gap through the Purbeck hills. They have 160 km of through road with a few side tracks leading to the gaps and gorges nearby. Plans to build a road through the gap have stirred up strong feelings on both sides of the long-running debate. The bison pour through a gap in the hills and are in the corrals in just a few minutes. It is quite literally a gap in the mountains and the largest town in the southern alps. The village was built on a hill with deep gaps around it. Once the Bealach Gaothach is reached, below Kilbride Hill, look for a gap in the forest boundary below. It had to pass through gaps in the high mountain range to reach Wamena. Synonyms route, way, road, narrow road, passage, cut, gorge, canyon, ravine, gully, defile, col, couloir 2A space or interval; a break in continuity. 空隙，间隔；间断 there are many gaps in our understanding of what happened 我们对所发生的事情的认识有许多缺失。 Example sentencesExamples In one cut, the film leaps across great gaps in time and space - only a press kit could tell me what was supposed to have happened. Faculty losses have left gaps in the geography department. A biography would bore her, she says, preferring to fill in the gaps left by earlier writers and to give them a fresh, contemporary perspective. If there is such a collective acceptance of holes and gaps in the theory of evolution then why is there such loyalty to only the one idea. However, work would need to be undertaken with the organisations to ensure a full review of the situation identifies any gaps or overlaps in the current system. What struck him while interviewing him were the gaps in his life story. The work of COMGAS is diverse and eclectic, connected by a desire to explore the gaps and spaces in the fabric of cultural production. This will then leave a major gap in the trained, professional sector in years to come. These seem to fill in the gaps between the different excerpts that make up most of the book. Some processors are working with third parties to identify gaps in their security situation. So, unfortunately, we have a huge gap in our knowledge. Career gaps are no longer viewed with suspicion and they can actually enhance your prospects, she writes. However a lapse of almost two years since the last scheme has left a gap in continuity. For example, when a nurse cares for two or more patients and must divide attention between them there is a potential for gaps in the continuity of care. They describe some gaps in the literature and provide some suggestions for future research. Nonetheless, this book nicely fills some gaps in the literature on Southern slavery. Like Patricia, they want to fill in the missing gaps, the apparent holes and spaces in the very surface of the text. Critical gaps extracted from different reference-line scenarios were also examined. The gap in the current literature exists when we consider race and gender. When considering social issues in particular judges must not substitute their own views to fill gaps. Synonyms pause, intermission, interval, interlude, delay, break, breathing space, breather, respite, hiatus North American recess omission, blank, blank space, empty space, lacuna, hiatus, void, vacuity 2.1 A difference, especially an undesirable one, between two views or situations. 隔阂，分歧 the media were bridging the gap between government and people 媒体正试图在政府和人民之间进行沟通。 Example sentencesExamples Bridging the gap between paper and the network - this is the most important new technology for a decade. There is a huge gap between rich and poor countries across a range of health measures. Employers are ditching company schemes, yet no-one seems to be bridging the gap with private savings. Equality campaigners believe the move is a major step forward in trying to close the gender pay gap. A wide gap exists between the majority of the government and the wishes of the people. As a result, salary gaps between different sports and between individual players can be quite large. Our children will never have equal opportunity unless, once and for all, we close the ever-widening achievement gap. In all of the eight categories massive price gaps or quote differentials existed. But his chances of bridging the gap with only five racing days to go are virtually non-existent. Someday we'll have the will again to tackle all the other gaps that divide us. How many times over the years has the music industry played up records bridging the gap between jazz and hip hop? A widening gender pay gap is created and overall, working mothers' employment potential becomes limited. This gap is the difference between a firm's present distribution system and the potential for it to be increased. The festival in June aims to bridge the gap between different periods and traditions. He said the Government had an historic opportunity to close the growing income gap in Ireland. The next government must close the gaps between different strands of support services. It simply made no difference because the gap between reality and policy is irreconcilable. We also confronted the challenges and exerted our utmost efforts to bridge the various gaps and differences existing in the region. If closing the gap between different income brackets is the name of the game, let it be across the board. Fortunately, there are players out there who are bridging the gap between art and entertainment. Synonyms chasm, gulf, rift, polarity, split, separation, breach contrast, difference, disparity, divergence, variation, variance, imbalance, unevenness Derivatives gapped adjective Exclusion of Adiantum, Anthocerous, or gapped sites affected only the poorly supported placement of Calycanthus relative to the eudicots in MP, NJ, and ML topologies (data not shown). Example sentencesExamples All trees, both including and excluding gapped regions, found reciprocally monophyletic lineages for M. edulis and M. trossulus, with Baltic alleles falling unambiguously in both the M. edulis and M. trossulus clades. Two simulation runs were performed for each set of starting parameters (ungapped bilayer, gapped bilayer, gapped bilayer with water filled in, and long gapped bilayer), with each run spanning at least 2 ns. Sequences were aligned using ClustalW, and gapped positions were omitted from subsequent analyses. KitMaker has activity templates for: reading comprehension, listening comprehension, gap dictation, fill-the-gaps, gapped sentences, multiple choice, ordered lists and statements, matching lists. gappy adjectivegappier, gappiest ˈɡapiˈɡæpi Skillful use of veneers can straighten crooked teeth and close up gappy teeth. Example sentencesExamples I don't know much about how memories develop, but I know that the image of sunlight and big sky through the gappy leaves of eucalyptus has always felt like an old and fundamental image, like something I've looked at and registered all my life. Cutting a stemmy hedgerow at 2’ - 3’ is not advisable, as it will produce bushy growth at this height, leaving a gappy base. Path on left straight across field towards trees, field-edge path by gappy hedge, left when it ends, 50 yards. Highly variable and gappy regions of alignments are usually excluded from phylogenetic analyses. Origin Middle English: from Old Norse, 'chasm'; related to gape. Rhymes bap, cap, chap, clap, dap, entrap, enwrap, flap, frap, giftwrap, hap, knap, lap, Lapp, map, nap, nappe, pap, rap, sap, schappe, scrap, slap, snap, strap, tap, trap, wrap, yap, zap Definition of gap in US English: gap nounɡapɡæp 1A break or hole in an object or between two objects. 缝隙；洞 he came through the gap in the hedge 他透过窗帘上的缝隙窥视。 Example sentencesExamples Select a tree that is uniformly shaped on all sides without gaps or holes where branches are broken or missing. Yesterday we plugged the gap in the hedge with two new buddleia plants. The metal work done on the aft booms was of poor quality, with putty applied in an attempt to cover over gaps around screw holes. In the distance where the land dips away, neighbouring fields are surrounded by scrubby hedges with large gaps. Once we got there, we crept through the small gap in the overgrown hedges that served as the entranceway. Radon from the ground gets into buildings mainly through cracks in floors or gaps around pipes or cables. We ended up with scaffolds built from these approaches that only had small holes where the gaps were. Shafts of light danced in through gaps between the planks. A lack of legs helps them fit into tight gaps and crevices and down narrow holes. He watches carefully where he treads so as to avoid some of the bigger holes and gaps between the half-rotten floorboards. After the molding is put up, use wood putty to fill visible nail holes and small gaps for a seamless look. These holes, and the gaps left by her quickly vanishing superstructure allowed easy and safe access for divers. There should not be any holes or gaps at the bottom of the fence or around the gate. So after all my regular warnings about the right way to clip hedges, you find yourself with a hedge that has gaps all along its base. Last summer when the park shut at 8pm, teenagers would sneak through a gap in the hedge and congregate in groups. But in my rush I could not find a gap in the hedge to get through to the main road. The rain entered the building through literally hundreds of ducts, gaps, cracks, crevices and half-open windows and vents. However, there were gaps around the curtain where you could see inside. An officer patrolling the Murton area in the early hours of today noticed a large gap in the hedge on Moor Lane and investigated. The gaps in the cotoneaster hedge were plugged with holly and box. Synonyms opening, aperture, space, breach, chink, slit, slot, vent, crack, crevice, cranny, cavity, hole, orifice, interstice, perforation, break, fracture, rift, rent, fissure, cleft, divide, discontinuity 1.1 A pass or way through a range of hills. 峡谷，山口 Example sentencesExamples Once the Bealach Gaothach is reached, below Kilbride Hill, look for a gap in the forest boundary below. Plans to build a road through the gap have stirred up strong feelings on both sides of the long-running debate. The bison pour through a gap in the hills and are in the corrals in just a few minutes. They have 160 km of through road with a few side tracks leading to the gaps and gorges nearby. It is quite literally a gap in the mountains and the largest town in the southern alps. The village was built on a hill with deep gaps around it. His hilltop castle commands the only broad gap through the Purbeck hills. It had to pass through gaps in the high mountain range to reach Wamena. Synonyms route, way, road, narrow road, passage, cut, gorge, canyon, ravine, gully, defile, col, couloir 2An unfilled space or interval; a break in continuity. 空隙，间隔；间断 there are many gaps in our understanding of what happened 我们对所发生的事情的认识有许多缺失。 Example sentencesExamples They describe some gaps in the literature and provide some suggestions for future research. Career gaps are no longer viewed with suspicion and they can actually enhance your prospects, she writes. What struck him while interviewing him were the gaps in his life story. Faculty losses have left gaps in the geography department. The work of COMGAS is diverse and eclectic, connected by a desire to explore the gaps and spaces in the fabric of cultural production. Critical gaps extracted from different reference-line scenarios were also examined. The gap in the current literature exists when we consider race and gender. However a lapse of almost two years since the last scheme has left a gap in continuity. However, work would need to be undertaken with the organisations to ensure a full review of the situation identifies any gaps or overlaps in the current system. When considering social issues in particular judges must not substitute their own views to fill gaps. Nonetheless, this book nicely fills some gaps in the literature on Southern slavery. This will then leave a major gap in the trained, professional sector in years to come. So, unfortunately, we have a huge gap in our knowledge. A biography would bore her, she says, preferring to fill in the gaps left by earlier writers and to give them a fresh, contemporary perspective. If there is such a collective acceptance of holes and gaps in the theory of evolution then why is there such loyalty to only the one idea. For example, when a nurse cares for two or more patients and must divide attention between them there is a potential for gaps in the continuity of care. Like Patricia, they want to fill in the missing gaps, the apparent holes and spaces in the very surface of the text. Some processors are working with third parties to identify gaps in their security situation. These seem to fill in the gaps between the different excerpts that make up most of the book. In one cut, the film leaps across great gaps in time and space - only a press kit could tell me what was supposed to have happened. Synonyms pause, intermission, interval, interlude, delay, break, breathing space, breather, respite, hiatus omission, blank, blank space, empty space, lacuna, hiatus, void, vacuity 2.1 A difference, especially an undesirable one, between two views or situations. 隔阂，分歧 the media were bridging the gap between government and people 媒体正试图在政府和人民之间进行沟通。 Example sentencesExamples Our children will never have equal opportunity unless, once and for all, we close the ever-widening achievement gap. Someday we'll have the will again to tackle all the other gaps that divide us. Fortunately, there are players out there who are bridging the gap between art and entertainment. This gap is the difference between a firm's present distribution system and the potential for it to be increased. The festival in June aims to bridge the gap between different periods and traditions. If closing the gap between different income brackets is the name of the game, let it be across the board. We also confronted the challenges and exerted our utmost efforts to bridge the various gaps and differences existing in the region. As a result, salary gaps between different sports and between individual players can be quite large. There is a huge gap between rich and poor countries across a range of health measures. But his chances of bridging the gap with only five racing days to go are virtually non-existent. A wide gap exists between the majority of the government and the wishes of the people. How many times over the years has the music industry played up records bridging the gap between jazz and hip hop? Bridging the gap between paper and the network - this is the most important new technology for a decade. Equality campaigners believe the move is a major step forward in trying to close the gender pay gap. Employers are ditching company schemes, yet no-one seems to be bridging the gap with private savings. In all of the eight categories massive price gaps or quote differentials existed. The next government must close the gaps between different strands of support services. He said the Government had an historic opportunity to close the growing income gap in Ireland. It simply made no difference because the gap between reality and policy is irreconcilable. A widening gender pay gap is created and overall, working mothers' employment potential becomes limited. Synonyms chasm, gulf, rift, polarity, split, separation, breach Origin Middle English: from Old Norse, ‘chasm’; related to gape.
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