gulf

noun

1. 海湾
   a large area of sea that is partly surrounded by land
   1. the Gulf of Mexico
      墨西哥湾
2. 波斯湾
   the Persian Gulf, the area of sea between the Arabian peninsula and Iran
   1. the Gulf States (= the countries with coasts on the Gulf)
      海湾国家
3. 分歧；鸿沟；隔阂
   a large difference between two people or groups in the way that they think, live or feel
   1. The gulf between rich and poor is enormous.
      贫富悬殊。
4. （地面的）裂口，深坑，沟壑
   a wide deep crack in the ground

1. N-COUNT 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.
   1. 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。
   2. ...the gulf between rural and urban life.
      城乡生活的巨大差异
2. N-COUNT 海湾
   A gulf is a large area of sea which extends a long way into the surrounding land.
   1. 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。

1. Saudi Arabia, in company with some other Gulf oil states, is concerned to avoid any repetition of the two oil price shocks of the 1970s.
   避免20世纪70年代两次石油价格冲击的情形再次出现，这是沙特阿拉伯和其他一些海湾石油国家一致关心的问题。
2. 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。
3. One American pilot was forced to ditch his jet in the Gulf
   一位美国飞行员被迫将喷气式飞机紧急迫降在波斯湾上。
4. These issues were brought into sharp focus by the Gulf crisis.
   海湾危机让这些问题备受关注。
5. Their bargaining position with America was weakened by their foot-dragging over the Gulf
   他们在同美国交涉时的地位因他们在海湾问题上的迟疑不决而降低。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. The role of women in war has been a hot topic of debate in America since the Gulf conflict.
   自海湾冲突以来，妇女在战争中的作用一直是美国国内一个备受争议的热门话题。
9. The problems of Israel, Lebanon, and the Gulf were tightly interlocked
   以色列、黎巴嫩与海湾的问题一环扣一环。
10. It's not just that a gulf exists in living standards — there's a psychological ravine.
    不仅仅是生活水平上存在巨大差异，心理上也有鸿沟。
11. Workers who went to the Gulf came from the poorest sectors of Pakistani society.
    前往海湾的工人来自巴基斯坦最贫穷的社会阶层。
12. They approved a$ 1.1 billion package of pay increases for the veterans of the Persian Gulf War.
    他们通过了对参加过波斯湾战争的老兵增发共计11亿美元的一揽子提案。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. In ancient mythology there was no impassable gulf separating the divine from the human beings.
    在上古神话中，神与人之间没有不可逾越的鸿沟。
16. The Gulf War has cost Iraq dearly.; Iraq has been drained of its strength by the Gulf War.; The Gulf War has sapped Iraqi vitality badly.
    海湾战争使伊拉克大伤元气。
17. From that day, all the explorers have to walk, inch by inch, all the way up to the gulf.
    从那一天起，所有探险员都得一步一步地走到海湾去。
18. The lion was a monster Sphinx which was astray like them in that Gulf of darkness.
    这只狮子是个丑怪的斯芬克斯，跟他们一样迷失在这黑暗的深渊里。
19. There is a gulf between the two cities.
    这两座城市间有个海湾。
20. The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.
    两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
21. I have been living and teaching in the Gulf for over 30 years.
    我在波斯湾这边生活和教书已经超过30年了。
22. I think there is no gulf between my daughter and I.
    我认为我和我女儿之间没有隔阂。
23. A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian gulf; strategically important for its oil resources.
    位于红海和波斯湾之间的一个半岛；因为其石油资源而具有重要的战略意义。
24. The Gulf of Bengal does not agree with me as well as the Indian ocean.
    在印度洋上航行我无所谓，可是在孟加拉湾我就不行了。
25. A squirrelfish found from South Carolina to Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico.
    产于从南卡罗来纳到百慕大群岛和墨西哥海湾的金鳞鱼。
26. A gulf west of Mexico.
    墨西哥西部的一个海湾。
27. The Middle East and Gulf States have also suffered.
    中东和海湾国家也受到了影响。
28. From Bahamas and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.
    产于从巴哈马和墨西哥海湾北部到巴西的水域。
29. It could threaten and intimidate the oil states of the Gulf.
    它可以威胁和恐吓海湾地区的石油国家。

  gulf bay bight cove【导航词义：海湾】

  gulf n. 海湾

〔辨析〕指由海岸围成半圆形的一大片海域，一般比 bay 大。

  bay n. 海湾

〔辨析〕指沿弯曲的海岸线形成的宽阔水域，常为港口的所在地。

  bight n. 海湾；河湾；弯曲部分

〔辨析〕指曲线较长的海湾、大河的河湾，或海岸、河岸的弯曲部分。

  cove n. 小海湾

〔辨析〕指有部分陆地屏障的小海湾。

n.

bridge the gap/gulf/divide (between A and B)

• 消除（甲、乙间的）隔阂 / 鸿沟 / 分歧
  to reduce or get rid of the differences that exist between two things or groups of people

noun

1. an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
   1. he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends
   2. there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy

   Synonym:    disconnectdisconnection

2. a deep wide chasm

3. an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land