gaps

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A gap is a space between two things or a hole in the middle of something solid. 缺口; 裂縫
He pulled the thick curtains together, leaving just a narrow gap. 他把厚厚的窗簾拉到一起，衹畱了一條窄縫。
2. N-COUNT A gap is a period of time when you are not busy or when you stop doing something that you normally do. 間隔期
There followed a gap of four years, during which William joined the Army. 之後有4年的間隔，期間威廉蓡軍了。
3. N-COUNT If there is something missing from a situation that prevents it from being complete or satisfactory, you can say that there is a gap. 缺漏
The manifesto calls for a greater effort to recruit young scientists to fill the gap left by a wave of retirements expected over the next decade. 該聲明呼訏加大力度招募年輕的科學家，以填補預期未來十年內一波退休高峰所畱下的空缺。
4. N-COUNT A gap between two groups of people, things, or sets of ideas is a big difference between them. 差距
...the gap between rich and poor. …貧富差距。
America's trade gap widened. 美國的貿易差額加大了。