gap

1 هوافضا:: جرقه‌گیر

واژگان شبکه مترجمین ایران

2 عمومی:: شكاف‌، فاصله، اختلاف‌ زیاد، دهنه‌، جای‌ باز، وقفه‌، درز، رخنه‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: noun hole: There was a gap in his teeth. noun break: There was a gap in the line of cars. noun difference: There is a big gap between our ideas.

Simple Definitions

2 general::   noun 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. 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 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. 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).

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

3 general:: gap ADJECTIVES/NOUN + gap a big/large/wide gap • There’s a big gap between the two test scores. a huge/substantial etc gap • A huge gap exists between the life styles of the rich and the poor. a narrow gap • There’s only a narrow gap between the two candidates in the polls. a yawning gap (= a very big difference ) • There’s a yawning gap between the earnings of men and women. a growing/widening gap • There is a widening gap in the academic performance of boys and girls. an unbridgeable gap (= a gap that cannot be closed ) • He felt that there was an unbridgeable gap between the negotiating positions of the two sides. a trade gap (= the difference between the amount a country imports and exports ) • Britain’s trade gap almost doubled last month. the gender gap (= the difference between men and women ) • The gender gap was visible in the way men and women voted during the presidential elections. the generation gap (= the difference in attitudes, tastes etc between older and younger people ) • Taste in music is a good indicator of the generation gap. an age gap (= a difference in age between two people ) • Despite the age gap, they became good friends. a cultural gap (= a difference between cultures ) • There is a cultural gap between Europe and America on this subject. verbs bridge/close/narrow the gap (= reduce the amount or importance of a difference ) • The book aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice. • The policies are designed to close the gap between rich and poor. the gap narrows • Polls show the gap between the two candidates has narrowed. widen the gap • Technology has widened the gap between people with and without computer skills. the gap widens • The gap is widening between the incomes of the rich and the less well-off. a gap exists • A cultural gap exists between the older and the younger generations.

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