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noun

缝隙，裂缝

An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.

Examples :

"He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot."

他踢了篱笆上一个薄弱的地方，踢出一个缺口。

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noun

缺口，缝隙。

An opening allowing passage or entrance.

Examples :

"We can slip through that gap between the buildings."

我们可以从那两栋楼之间的缝隙里钻过去。

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noun

裂缝，缝隙

An opening that implies a breach or defect.

Examples :

"There is a gap between the roof and the gutter."

屋顶和排水沟之间有一道缝隙。

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noun

空隙，间隔.

A vacant space or time.

Examples :

"I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday."

下周二我的日程安排有个空档期。

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间隙，间隔，中断

A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.

Examples :

"The meeting had a gap of fifteen minutes before the next speaker arrived. "

会议在下一位演讲者到来之前，有十五分钟的间隙。

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空缺，差距，不足。

A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.

Examples :

"Find words to fill the gaps in an incomplete sentence."

找到合适的词语来填补不完整句子中的空缺。

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noun

山口，隘口

A mountain or hill pass.

Examples :

"The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains."

探险队穿过了山脉中高高的山口。

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noun

峡，口，坳.

A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).

Examples :

"At Birling Gap we can stop and go have a picnic on the beach."

在比灵峡，我们可以停下来，去海滩上野餐。

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noun

外场空档，外野手之间的空隙

The regions between the outfielders.

Examples :

"Jones doubled through the gap."

琼斯击出二垒安打，球穿过了外野手之间的空档。

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noun

差额，自付额。

(for a medical or pharmacy item) The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.

Examples :

"The doctor's office sent a bill showing a gap of $50 for the X-ray. "

医生办公室寄来一张账单，显示X光片的医保报销后还有50美元的差额需要自付。

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noun

差距，隔阂

(usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.

Examples :

"The gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students' academic performance is a significant concern in our school system. "

在我们的教育体系中，原住民学生和非原住民学生在学业成绩上的差距是一个值得高度关注的问题。

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缺口，空隙

An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.

Examples :

"The DNA sequence alignment showed a gap in the gene, indicating a missing section of genetic code. "

dna序列比对显示该基因中存在一个缺口，表明有一段遗传密码缺失了。

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verb

豁口，崩刃.

To notch, as a sword or knife.

Examples :

"The blacksmith carefully gaped the new sword, creating a small notch for the hilt to fit snugly. "

铁匠小心地在新剑上开了个豁口，这样剑柄就能紧密地嵌入其中。

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verb

裂开，豁开

To make an opening in; to breach.

Examples :

"The storm surge gapped the seawall, creating a large hole. "

风暴潮把海堤冲裂了，形成了一个大洞。

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verb

测量间隙，检查间距

To check the size of a gap.

Examples :

"I gapped all the spark plugs in my car, but then realized I had used the wrong manual and had made them too small."

我测量了我车上所有火花塞的间隙，但后来才发现我用了错误的说明书，把它们弄得太小了。

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verb

溜走，擅离，开小差

To leave suddenly.

Examples :

"The teacher gapped out of the classroom during the sudden fire alarm. "

警报声突然响起，老师就溜走出了教室。

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村长，乡长

An elected head of a gewog in Bhutan.

Examples :

"The gap presided over the gewog council meeting. "

村长主持了乡委员会会议。

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