gulf

英[ɡʌlf]美[ɡʌlf]

n.海湾，分歧，波斯湾，（地面的）裂口；

复数：gulfs;

例句

There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

The Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico.密西西比河流入墨西哥湾.

Or is it too far gone, necessitating a 300 - mile wall to hold back the Gulf?还是*面已经无可挽回了, 得用一道480公里长的墙,将墨西哥湾挡在外面,才是解决之道?

Thousands of ships enwombed in the gulf of mexico.数千艘的船深藏在墨西哥海湾中.

A yawning North-South gulf has opened up with both sides digging in.双方都坚持自己的立场，南北之间出现了一条鸿沟。

And dollars have been flowing into Gulf economies Abu Dhabi.这样美元不断流入了包括阿布扎比在内的海湾经济中.

The gulf between them yawned wider than ever.他们之间的隔阂比以往任何时候都要深。

Iran was key to the balance in the Persian Gulf.伊朗是保持波斯湾平衡的关键.

The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越.

The spill could wipe out the Gulf's turtle population...这次原油泄漏可能会使波斯湾的海龟灭绝。

同义词

n.

gulf的同义词之：海湾

bay

gulf的同义词之：裂缝;分歧

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gulf的同义词之：其他释义

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同义词解析

以下这两个名词均有"海湾" 的意思

bay：指海岸线上一大块凹入的地方，是港口的所在地。

gulf：一般比bay大，但比sea小。指大片深入到陆地中，由海岸围绕成半圆形的海水区域。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

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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.

例句

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。...the gulf between rural and urban life.城乡生活的巨大差异

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海湾

A gulf is a large area of sea which extends a long way into the surrounding land.

例句

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。

英汉词典释义

n.

海湾

There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

分歧, 鸿沟；隔阂

The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。

（地面的）裂口，深坑，沟壑

波斯湾

英英词典释义

Noun

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

行业词典

海洋科学： 海湾；又称 :海湾(bay )；

航海科技： 海湾；