gap
breach
break
chink
cleft【导航词义:裂缝】
gap n. 裂缝;差距
〔辨析〕指同一物体的两部分或两者之间的空间、差别、差距等。
〔例证〕
There is a gap in the wall.
墙上有道裂缝。
He pushed through a gap which the man was repairing.
他冲过那个人正在修补的一个缺口。
The gap between the two parties has narrowed considerably.
双方的隔阂已大大缩小。
breach n. 裂口,缺口
〔辨析〕指防护墙、堤坝等上的缺口。
〔例证〕
There is a breach in the castle wall.
城堡墙壁上有个缺口。
The waves made a breach in the sea wall.
海浪将防波堤冲开了一个缺口。
break n. 裂口,裂缝
〔辨析〕普通用词,可指各种事物的裂隙、缺口等。
〔例证〕
There is a break in the water pipe.
水管上有个裂口。
The moon shone through a break in the clouds.
月光透过云层的缝隙照射下来。
chink n. 裂缝,裂隙
〔辨析〕指墙上、窗帘接合部之间等可透过风、光线的小裂缝。
〔例证〕
Wind came through a chink in the wall.
风从墙上的裂缝中透了进来。
Through a chink in the wall she could see a bit of the blue sky.
透过墙上的缝隙她可以看到一线蓝天。
cleft n. 裂缝,裂口
〔辨析〕尤指岩石等表面自然的裂缝。
〔例证〕
He was stuck in a cleft of the rocks.
他被卡在一个岩石缝里。
He hid the message in a cleft of the stone.
他把情报藏在石头的裂缝里。