gulf
英[gʌlf]
美[ɡʌlf]
- n. 海湾；深渊；分歧；漩涡
- vt. 吞没
英英释意
- 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