gulf
单词辨析：
指由海岸围成半圆形的一大片海域，一般比 bay 大。
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。
指沿弯曲的海岸线形成的宽阔水域，常为港口的所在地。
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。
指曲线较长的海湾、大河的河湾，或海岸、河岸的弯曲部分。
the Bight of Biafra
比夫拉湾
the Great Australian Bight
大澳大利亚湾
指有部分陆地屏障的小海湾。
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。
相关例句：
Saudi Arabia, in company with some other Gulf oil states, is concerned to avoid any repetition of the two oil price shocks of the 1970s.
避免20世纪70年代两次石油价格冲击的情形再次出现，这是沙特阿拉伯和其他一些海湾石油国家一致关心的问题。
These issues were brought into sharp focus by the Gulf crisis.
海湾危机让这些问题备受关注。
A gulf west of Mexico.
墨西哥西部的一个海湾。
The role of women in war has been a hot topic of debate in America since the Gulf conflict.
自海湾冲突以来，妇女在战争中的作用一直是美国国内一个备受争议的热门话题。
The Gulf War has cost Iraq dearly.; Iraq has been drained of its strength by the Gulf War.; The Gulf War has sapped Iraqi vitality badly.
海湾战争使伊拉克大伤元气。
A squirrelfish found from South Carolina to Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico.
产于从南卡罗来纳到百慕大群岛和墨西哥海湾的金鳞鱼。