Word · Frequency #1988
gap
在…上开口；打开缺口
to make an opening in something; to breach
- 1.
To notch, as a sword or knife.
在剑或刀上刻缺口
- 2.
To make an opening in; to breach.
在...上开口；突破
- 3.
To check the size of a gap.
检查间隙的大小
- 4.
To fall or spill open so as to leave a gap.
掉落或溢出以致留下空隙
裂开；敞开；在…上开缺口；刻缺口；测量间隙；检查间隙；在剑或刀上刻缺口；在...上开口；突破
In use
The earthquake gapped the road, making it impassable.
He carefully gapped the spark plugs to the correct distance.
The fence was gapping after the storm, so we repaired it.
Verb forms
base gap · third person gaps · -ing gapping · past gapped · past participle gapped
Connections
Collocations
- gapped teeth
- 有缝隙的牙齿
- The little boy smiled, showing his gapped teeth.小男孩笑了，露出一排有牙缝的牙齿。
- gap a spark plug
- 调整火花塞间隙
- Before installing the new plug, check the owner's manual to see how to gap it correctly.安装新火花塞之前，查看车主手册，了解如何正确调整其间隙。
- gap the wall
- 在墙上开口子；拆墙
- The workers gapped the wall to install a ventilation fan.工人们在墙上开了个口子来安装换气扇。
Idioms & figurative uses
- bridge the gap
- 弥合差距；消除隔阂The new program aims to bridge the gap between school and work.这个新项目旨在弥合学校与职场之间的差距。
- generation gap
- 代沟Music is one way they try to overcome the generation gap with their parents.音乐是他们试图克服与父母之间代沟的一种方式。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一把剑刃上被砍出一个缺口，那个缺口就是 gap；动词 gap 就是“使出现缺口、豁口”，一看到 gapping/gapped 就想到这个缺口画面。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：军事或防御工事、设备维护与检测、文学或历史叙述 动词 gap 的语体随义项变化：表“打开缺口/突破”时较正式，多用于军事或文学描写；表“检查间隙”时常见于技术检测语境；表“刻缺口”时多见于刀具等器物的描述。具体含义需结合上下文判断，通常不用于随意的日常口语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词都与 gap（/ɡæp/）押韵，结尾都是 /æp/。注意形近词：gape 读 /ɡeɪp/（元音不同），gasp 读 /ɡæsp/（末尾多一个 /s/）。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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