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gulf

英 [gʌlf] 美[ɡʌlf]
  • n. 海湾;深渊;分歧;漩涡
  • vt. 吞没

英英释意


1. an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
2. an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding);
"he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"
"there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy"
3. a deep wide chasm