gulf基本解释
n.海湾；鸿沟
vt.吞没
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过去式: gulfed 过去分词: gulfed 现在分词: gulfing 第三人称单数: gulfs
n.海湾；鸿沟
vt.吞没
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过去式: gulfed 过去分词: gulfed 现在分词: gulfing 第三人称单数: gulfs
noun
1. an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
e.g. he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends
there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy
Synonym: disconnectdisconnection
2. a deep wide chasm
3. an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land
larger than a bay
1. 鸿沟；严重分歧；巨大的差距
A gulf is an important or significant difference between two people, things, or groups.
gulf
e.g. 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。
e.g. ...the gulf between rural and urban life.
城乡生活的巨大差异
2. 海湾
A gulf is a large area of sea which extends a long way into the surrounding land.
e.g. 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。
1. 湾：非常棘手. 单单考虑能源价格上涨,意味着应该提高利率以抵挡通胀压力的苗头. 美国议会目前正在立法重建新奥尔良市(New Orleans)和墨西哥湾(Gulf)沿岸地区,此举引发的财政刺激,使得更有必要采取紧缩的货币政策.
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2. 海湾地区：20世纪60年代晚期,当英国从海湾地区(Gulf)撤出的时候,美国并未做好充分接管的准备. 华盛顿(Washington)当局只是为确保石油通道的畅通和防御苏联入侵采取了相应措施,除此以外并无其它政策.
3. 波斯湾：法新社科威特市3日电:交易商表示,波斯湾(Gulf)股市今天收盘小涨,杜拜(Bubai)债务危机初步冲击导致的暴跌情况,似已平息. 阿拉伯联合大公国杜拜和阿布达比(Abu Dhabi)两邦的市场因国定假日,今天连续第二天休市.
The headlong plunge through eddying gulfs of air.
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