Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach. 

                                                                                                       ——Earl Nightingale

你的问题是要弥补你自身与目标之间的差距。

                                                                                                      ——厄尔 南丁格尔

一、gap的含义，你知道的有多少？

n.

1.缺口，裂口，开口，豁口 [C]

We must see that there is no gap in our defences.

我们务必注意不要让我们的防御工事有漏洞。

 

2.间隔，间隙，间断 [C]

After a gap of 30 years the coustom was reintroduced .

这一风俗间断了30年后又恢复了。

 

3.差距，分歧，隔阂 [C]

The gap between the haves and the have-nots is widening.

贫富之间的差距在扩大。

 

4.不足，缺陷 [C]

Industry has been quick to fill the gap with largely self-serving publications

公司企业立刻用自我吹嘘的出版物来填补这种不足。

 

5.缺口，空白，漏洞 [C]

We must see that there is no gap in our defences.

我们务必注意不要让我们的防御工事有漏洞。

 

v.

1.造成缝隙，使成缺口，使豁裂 [T]

Long time corrading of wind and rain gapped the wall of the house.

风雨的长时间侵蚀是这间房屋的墙壁布满了裂隙。

 

2.豁开，张开，裂开；有缺口；露出裂口 [I]

 

二、gap和哪些词更搭？

spark gap

n.[电]火花隙

 

generation gap

n.代沟

 

trade gap

n.贸易逆差

 

water gap

n.水口,峡谷

 

三、一起来玩个填词小游戏吧

He pulled the thick curtains together, leaving just a narrow     .

他拉上厚厚的窗帘，仅留下一条狭窄的缝隙。