gap

单词辨析:

gap breach break chink cleft 【导航词义:裂缝】
gap n. 裂缝;差距
〔辨析〕

指同一物体的两部分或两者之间的空间、差别、差距等。

〔例证〕

There is a gap in the wall.

墙上有道裂缝。

He pushed through a gap which the man was repairing.

他冲过那个人正在修补的一个缺口。

The gap between the two parties has narrowed considerably.

双方的隔阂已大大缩小。

breach n. 裂口,缺口
〔辨析〕

指防护墙、堤坝等上的缺口。

〔例证〕

There is a breach in the castle wall.

城堡墙壁上有个缺口。

The waves made a breach in the sea wall.

海浪将防波堤冲开了一个缺口。

break n. 裂口,裂缝
〔辨析〕

普通用词,可指各种事物的裂隙、缺口等。

〔例证〕

There is a break in the water pipe.

水管上有个裂口。

The moon shone through a break in the clouds.

月光透过云层的缝隙照射下来。

chink n. 裂缝,裂隙
〔辨析〕

指墙上、窗帘接合部之间等可透过风、光线的小裂缝。

〔例证〕

Wind came through a chink in the wall.

风从墙上的裂缝中透了进来。

Through a chink in the wall she could see a bit of the blue sky.

透过墙上的缝隙她可以看到一线蓝天。

cleft n. 裂缝,裂口
〔辨析〕

尤指岩石等表面自然的裂缝。

〔例证〕

He was stuck in a cleft of the rocks.

他被卡在一个岩石缝里。

He hid the message in a cleft of the stone.

他把情报藏在石头的裂缝里。

相关例句:

He helped us to fill in a big gap in our knowledge.

他帮我们填补知识上的空白。

She brought him a sense of fun, of gaiety that filled a gap in his life.

她带给他开心快乐,弥补了他生命中的缺憾。

Measure the length and width of the gap

测量一下这条缝隙的长与宽。

There is a credibility gap developing between employers and employees.

雇主和雇员之间出现了信任危机。

She found a gap and squeezed in.

她找了个空子挤了进去。

Leave a gap at the top and bottom so air can circulate.

上下各留一个口子通风。