gulf
英 [gʌlf] 美 [ɡʌlf]
gulf基本释义
n.海湾；鸿沟vt.吞没
gulf用法及例句
n.(名词)鸿沟，隔阂，分歧，悬殊，隔膜，悬隔深坑，深渊，深谷海湾，湾；内海，深海裂口，裂缝，裂痕波斯湾；波斯湾
gulf音标
英 [gʌlf]
美 [ɡʌlf]
gulf基本释义
n.海湾；鸿沟
vt.吞没
gulf用法及例句
n.(名词)
鸿沟，隔阂，分歧，悬殊，隔膜，悬隔
深坑，深渊，深谷
海湾，湾；内海，深海
裂口，裂缝，裂痕
波斯湾；波斯湾各国
旋涡，涡
v.(动词)
吞没，淹没
使深深卷入
卷进
n.(名词)
[C]海湾 part of the sea almost surrounded by land
[C]分歧,鸿沟 area of difference; division(in opinion, etc.)
noun
1. an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
e.g. he felt a gulf between himself and his former friendsthere 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 landlarger 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*刺激,使得更有必要采取紧缩的货币*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*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*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.
常用例句
词汇搭配
用作名词(n.)
There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
This kind of fish lives in the Gulf of Mexico.这种鱼生活在墨西哥湾。
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
用作名词 (n.)
动词+～create a gulf形成一条鸿沟
形容词+～wide gulf宽阔的鸿沟
yawning gulf开口很大的鸿沟
～+名词the G- Stream墨西哥湾流
～+介词gulf between…之间的隔阂
wide gulf between generations一代人与另一代人之间的隔阂
the G- of Mexico墨西哥湾
- gulf, bay
The headlong plunge through eddying gulfs of air.
出自：transf.词义讲解
词源解说
n.(名词)
这两个词都有“海湾”的意思。其区别在于:
1.在含义上，gulf指比bay大的海湾,其湾的开口要比bay的湾口要狭窄些。
2.在用法上，gulf前一般要用冠词; 而bay前一般不用冠词,但后面带of短语时,必须加冠词。
☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的golf，意为海湾。
近义词
临近词
separation分离
gap缺口
crevice(岩石、墙等)裂缝...
hollow空的
pit坑
break打碎
gape裂口
hole洞
vacuum真空
abyss深渊
disconnect使分离
inlet水湾
depth深度
opening开口
gully小峡谷
cove小海湾
rift裂口
harbour港口
disconnection断开
chasm分歧
sound声音
bight海湾
bay海湾
harbor海港
cut切
cleft裂开的
crack破裂
gulfy
Gulf Air
gulf red
Gulf War
guitar
gulf area
gulfweed
Gulfport
gulflike
gulfah
gull
Gulfining
相关列句
The role of women in war has been a hot topic of debate since the Gulf conflict.(自海湾冲突以来，女性在战争中的作用一直是一个热门的争论话题。)
It is one of seven barrier islands that, along with some mainland areas of Mississippi and Florida, make up the Gulf Islands National Seashore.(它是在密西西比和佛罗里达的一些大陆地区沿岸，组成海湾群岛国家海滨的七座屏障岛屿中的一座。)
The unusually high mortality rate among dolphin calves in the industrially contaminated waters along Florida's Gulf Coast is probably the result of their being poisoned by their mother's milk.(在佛罗里达海湾沿岸被工业污染的水域中，海豚幼崽异常高的死亡率可能是被它们母亲的乳汁*害的结果。)
A crisis was rapidly developing in the Gulf.(海湾危机迅速加剧。)
The oil-rich Gulf states grouped in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) should consider letting their "poor stepbrother" join the organization.(海湾合作委员会（GCC）的那些石油资源丰富的海湾国家应该考虑让他们“贫穷的继兄弟”加入该组织。)
This causes the warm surface waters of the Gulf Stream to be pulled northward.(这导致墨西哥湾暖流的地表水被拉向北面。)
Hurricane Andrew was last night heading into the Gulf of Mexico.(安德鲁飓风昨晚进入墨西哥湾。)
After graduating from college with degrees in chemistry and microbiology, she went to work at Gulf South Research Institute in Louisiana.(她大学毕业获得了化学和微生物学学位后，她去路易斯安那州的南海湾研究所工作。)
This deep sea creepy-crawly gave oil workers a fright, after the unexpected visitor hitched a ride on a submarine sent from a rig in the Gulf of Mexico.(当这个不速之客搭乘了一艘从墨西哥湾钻井平台发出的潜艇后，这种深海爬行动物吓了石油工人一跳。)
The oil slick resulted from an accident at the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico.(这片浮油是由于处于墨西哥湾的“深海地平线”钻井平台的一次事故造成的。)
