gap
Từ điển Collocation
gap noun
1 space between things
ADJ. big, huge, large, wide | narrow, small | awkward an awkward gap between the bed and the door
VERB + GAP leave | fill, seal Seal the gaps around the windows with an exterior-quality sealant.
GAP + VERB appear, open up He flashed his headlights and jumped lanes whenever a gap opened up.
PREP. through a/the ~ A rabbit ran along the fence and darted through a gap. | ~ between Position the tiles, leaving a narrow gap between the edges. | ~ in A huge gap had appeared in the hedge.
2 period of time
ADJ. awkward | long, short | time
VERB + GAP fill wondering how to fill an awkward gap in the conversation
GAP + NOUN year I'm planning to travel in my gap year (= the year between school and university).
PREP. after a/the ~ She returned to teaching after a twelve-year gap. | ~ between a job to fill the gap between school and university | ~ in a gap in his career
3 difference
ADJ. big, huge, large, significant, substantial, wide, yawning | unbridgeable the unbridgeable gap between the two cultures | growing, widening | narrow | age, generation Despite the age gap, romance blossomed. | cultural/culture | gender the gender gap in earnings | credibility Newspapers were talking of a credibility gap between what he said and what he did. | information, knowledge, skills the knowledge gap between doctor and patient | trade (= the gap between export and imports; used in journalism)
VERB + GAP bridge an attempt to bridge the gap between the academic world and industry
GAP + VERB widen | narrow | separate sb/sth He realized how narrow was the gap separating him from his pagan ancestors.
PREP. ~ between The gap between rich and poor widened.
4 where sth is missing
ADJ. big, enormous, great, huge, important, large, serious, significant, terrible, yawning serious gaps in their knowledge
VERB + GAP create, leave His death left a huge gap in my life. | identify | close, fill (in), plug Her appointment will fill the gap created when the marketing manager left.
PREP. ~ in legislation to close a gap in the law
PHRASES a gap in the market We think we've identified a gap in the market (= a business opportunity to make or sell sth that is not yet available).
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; spread
gap between income and outgo
the spread between lending and borrowing costs
- an open or empty space in or between things; opening
there was a small opening between the trees
the explosion made a gap in the wall
- a narrow opening; crack
he opened the window a crack
- a pass between mountain peaks; col
- a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; break, interruption, disruption
it was presented without commercial breaks
there was a gap in his account
v.
- make an opening or gap in; breach
English Slang Dictionary
1. the vagina
2. the mouth
3. a look, a glance
4. to stand and stare, esp. at a crime and not take part
Microsoft Computer Dictionary
n. See inter-record gap.
Bloomberg Financial Glossary
间隙|间隔间隙，间隔
Financing that is required, but for which no provision has been made. The difference in total funding needed for a proposal and the amount of funding already made available.
Investopedia Financial Terms
Gap
A break between prices on a chart that occurs when the price of a stock makes a sharp move up or down with no trading occurring in between. Gaps can be created by factors such as regular buying or selling pressure, earnings announcements, a change in an analyst's outlook or any other type of news release.
Common Gap
Exhaustion Gap
Forex - FX
Island Reversal
Runaway Gap
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