Gulf
[ ɡʌlf ]
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n. 海湾;分歧;波斯湾;（地面的）裂口;
vt. 吞没;卷进;
📝 例句
They used to be friends but a great gulf has developed between them.
他们过去一直是朋友,但如今两人之间已产生了极大的分歧。
The earthquake left a gulf in the fields.
地震在田地里留下一条裂口。
The Gulf War has sapped Iraqi vitality badly.
海湾战争使伊拉克大伤元气。
The war might narrow the gulf.
这场战争有可能填补鸿沟。
In the morning sunshine a precipice shone forth beyond the gulf.
晨曦中，一座悬崖在深渊的对岸闪耀着光辉。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ gulf-海湾,golf-高尔夫球:海湾国家的富豪们喜欢玩高尔夫球
※ gulf-海湾(u-you你),golf-高尔夫球:你在海湾打高尔夫球
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
gulf
n
1 part of the sea almost surrounded by land 海湾
the Gulf of Mexico 墨西哥湾.
2
(a) (rhet 修辞) deep hollow in the ground; chasm; abyss 沟壑; 深坑; 深渊
a yawning gulf opened up by an earthquake 地震造成的裂缝.
(b) ~ (between A and B); ~ (in sth) (fig 比喻) area of difference; division (in opinions, etc) 鸿沟; （意见等的）分歧
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged, ie Their opinions are so far apart that they cannot be reconciled. 两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以 越.
🔁 扩展释义
*[gʌlf]n. 海湾, 深渊, 漩涡, 隔阂vt. 吞没【经】 墨西哥海湾
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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I still live with my parents.
我还和父母同住。
It's most valuable.
这最有价值。
Fortunately, the shouting woke up my wife who opened the window just as the policeman had started to climb towards me.
幸运得很，这喊声惊醒了我的妻子。就在警察开始向我爬上来时，她打开了窗子。