gulf
英 [ɡʌlf]
美 [ɡʌlf]
n. 海湾; 波斯湾; 分歧; 鸿沟; 隔阂
复数：gulfs
BNC.3162 / COCA.6929
同义词辨析
gulfn. 海湾
〔辨析〕
指由海岸围成半圆形的一大片海域，一般比 bay 大。
〔例证〕
the Gulf War
海湾战争
the Persian Gulf
波斯湾
The Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
密西西比河注入墨西哥湾。
海湾战争
the Persian Gulf
波斯湾
The Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
密西西比河注入墨西哥湾。
bayn. 海湾
〔辨析〕
指沿弯曲的海岸线形成的宽阔水域，常为港口的所在地。
〔例证〕
Tokyo Bay
东京湾
the Bay of Biscay
比斯开湾
She painted the picturesque fishing village lying on the bay.
她画了坐落在海湾的一个风景如画的渔村。
东京湾
the Bay of Biscay
比斯开湾
She painted the picturesque fishing village lying on the bay.
她画了坐落在海湾的一个风景如画的渔村。
bightn. 海湾；河湾；弯曲部分
〔辨析〕
指曲线较长的海湾、大河的河湾，或海岸、河岸的弯曲部分。
〔例证〕
the Bight of Biafra
比夫拉湾
the Great Australian Bight
大澳大利亚湾
比夫拉湾
the Great Australian Bight
大澳大利亚湾
coven. 小海湾
〔辨析〕
指有部分陆地屏障的小海湾。
〔例证〕
The first fishing boats have left the cove.
第一批渔船离开了小海湾。
We saw two children playing in a cove.
我们看到两个小孩正在一个小海湾里玩耍。
第一批渔船离开了小海湾。
We saw two children playing in a cove.
我们看到两个小孩正在一个小海湾里玩耍。
习惯用语
n.
- bridge the gap/gulf/divide (between A and B)
- 消除（甲、乙间的）隔阂 / 鸿沟 / 分歧
to reduce or get rid of the differences that exist between two things or groups of people
牛津词典
noun
- 海湾
a large area of sea that is partly surrounded by land- the Gulf of Mexico
墨西哥湾
- the Gulf of Mexico
- 波斯湾
the Persian Gulf, the area of sea between the Arabian peninsula and Iran- the Gulf States (= the countries with coasts on the Gulf)
海湾国家
- the Gulf States (= the countries with coasts on the Gulf)
- 分歧；鸿沟；隔阂
a large difference between two people or groups in the way that they think, live or feel- The gulf between rich and poor is enormous.
贫富悬殊。
- The gulf between rich and poor is enormous.
- （地面的）裂口，深坑，沟壑
a wide deep crack in the ground
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 鸿沟；严重分歧；巨大的差距
Agulfis an important or significant difference between two people, things, or groups.- Within society, there is a growing gulf between rich and poor.
社会上的贫富差距正在逐渐加大。 - ...the gulf between rural and urban life.
城乡生活的巨大差异
- Within society, there is a growing gulf between rich and poor.
- N-COUNT 海湾
Agulfis a large area of sea which extends a long way into the surrounding land.- Hurricane Andrew was last night heading into the Gulf of Mexico.
昨晚，飓风“安德鲁”进入了墨西哥湾。
- Hurricane Andrew was last night heading into the Gulf of Mexico.
英英释义
noun
- an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
- he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends
- there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy
- a deep wide chasm
- an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land