gap
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/ɡæp/
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/ɡæp/
a missing part
There is a gap in the fence where a board fell off.
围栏上有一块木板掉了下来,留下了一个缺口。
a space between two things
The cat jumped through the gap in the door.
猫从门缝里跳了过去。
a break in time
After a gap of five years, they saw each other again.
时隔五年之后,他们再次相见。
a difference between things
There is a big gap between what we want and what we can afford.
我们想要的与我们能负担得起的之间存在很大差距。