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TOEFL BNC: 3162 COCA: 6929

gulf

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Related topics: Geography, Geology
gulf /ɡʌlf/ ●○○ noun [countableC]  
1  SGa large area of sea partly enclosed by land 海湾
 the Gulf of Mexico
墨西哥湾
2  DIFFERENTa great difference and lack of understanding between two groups of people, especially in their beliefs, opinions, and way of life 鸿沟，分歧，隔阂 SYN gap
gulf between
 the huge gulf between management and unions
资方和工会之间的巨大分歧
 a growing gulf between old and young
老年人和年轻人之间越来越大的隔阂
Examples from the Corpus
gulf• But the enactment fixed a gulf between the people of Athens and their allies.• More riots led to a growing gulf between the police and the communities in which they worked.• The sheer gulf between the sides spoke volumes.• As it was, he clenched his fist and glared at her across the gulf that divided them.• They might rediscover the space between words and the gulf between them and those with whom they live.• The central problem was how to bridge the gulf between the warring factions of the party.• Like all first-rate comic writers, Shaw was fascinated by the gulf between appearance and reality.• All calls for accommodation masked the gulf that divides abortion opponents and supporters.• For an impecunious woman of twenty-nine, the gulf was unbridgeable.
gulf between• There is a wide gulf between the rich and poor in the country.
Gulfn trademark  
na brand of oil and petrol
From Longman Business Dictionary
gulfgulf /gʌlf/ noun [countableC]
1a great difference or lack of understanding between two groups of people
gulf between
The South African Government must intervene to reduce the gulf between white wealth and black poverty.
2a big difference between two amounts, levels etc
gulf between
The result is a 30% gulf between actual company hirings this year and projected hiring next year.
Origin gulf
(1300-1400) French golfe, from Greek kolpos “arms folded around, bay”
gulf nounGulfn
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TOEFL BNC: 3162 COCA: 6929
gulf

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + GULF | GULF + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤big, deep, enormous, great, huge, unbridgeable, vast, wide, yawning鴻溝；深溝；巨大的差異；不可逾越的鴻溝；深淵▸➤growing, widening加大的差異◇a growing gulf between the prosperous south and the declining towns of the north繁榮的南方和日益衰落的北方城鎮之間越來越大的差異➤cultural, ideological文化／意識形態差異◇the ideological gulf that separated the two branches of the movement致使運動兩個分支分裂的意識形態鴻溝VERB + GULF➤create造成隔閡◇This atrocity has created a huge gulf between the two groups.這一暴行在兩個群體之間造成了巨大的隔閡。➤widen加大差距◇Other factors widened the gulf that separated rich from poor.其他因素加大了貧富差距。➤emphasize, illustrate強調／說明差距◇The documentary illustrated the gulf between industrialized and developing countries.這部紀錄片展示了工業化國家和發展中國家之間的差距。➤bridge彌合差距◇The new degree course aims to bridge the gulf between education and industry.新的學位課程旨在彌合教育和實業之間的脫節。GULF + VERB➤exist差距存在▸➤divide sb/sth, separate sb/sth差距把⋯分開◇the yawning gulf that separates the two cultures將兩種文化分隔開的鴻溝➤open, open up形成裂隙；出現隔閡◇A gulf had opened up between the former friends.以往的朋友之間出現了隔閡。PREPOSITION➤gulf between⋯之間的差距◇an unbridgeable gulf between home and school life家庭生活和學校生活之間不可逾越的鴻溝➤gulf in在⋯方面的差距◇the huge gulf in level between professional and amateur teams職業隊和業餘隊之間巨大的水平差距➤gulf of⋯的隔閡◇A gulf of mistrust still exists between them.他們之間依然存在着極大的不信任。
TOEFL BNC: 3162 COCA: 6929
gulf noun
⇨ gap
TOEFL BNC: 3162 COCA: 6929
gulf
Difference and differences: difference, contrast, distinction...
Areas of sea: archipelago, the Bermuda Triangle, the Channel...
Holes and openings in surfaces: abyss, aperture, blowhole...
Caves, ditches and cracks: cenote, sinkhole, cave...

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