They used to be friends but a great gulf has developed between them.
The earthquake left a gulf in the fields.
The Gulf War has sapped Iraqi vitality badly.
海灣戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)使伊拉克大傷元?dú)狻?/div>
The war might narrow the gulf.
這場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)有可能填補(bǔ)鴻溝。
In the morning sunshine a precipice shone forth beyond the gulf.
晨曦中,一座懸崖在深淵的對(duì)岸閃耀著光輝。
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【記】※ gulf-海灣,golf-高爾夫球:海灣國(guó)家的富豪們喜歡玩高爾夫球
※ gulf-海灣(u-you你),golf-高爾夫球:你在海灣打高爾夫球
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gulf
n
1 part of the sea almost surrounded by land 海灣
the Gulf of Mexico 墨西哥灣.
2
(a) (rhet 修辭) deep hollow in the ground; chasm; abyss 溝壑; 深坑; 深淵
a yawning gulf opened up by an earthquake 地震造成的裂縫.
(b) ~ (between A and B); ~ (in sth) (fig 比喻) area of difference; division (in opinions, etc) 鴻溝; (意見(jiàn)等的)分歧
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged, ie Their opinions are so far apart that they cannot be reconciled. 兩位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人之間的鴻溝難以 越.
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[g?lf]n. 海灣, 深淵, 漩渦, 隔閡vt. 吞沒(méi)【經(jīng)】 墨西哥海灣
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inspire
vt. 鼓舞;激勵(lì);賦予靈感;啟迪;
vi. 吸,吸入;
cope
vi. 成功地應(yīng)付,對(duì)付;對(duì)抗;
n. 長(zhǎng)袍;斗篷狀覆蓋物;墻帽;
vt. 籠罩;給…蓋墻壓頂;
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??? 情景例句
I'll be off to bed myself in a minute.
我再過(guò)一會(huì)也要上床睡覺(jué)了。
To make a model airplane
制造飛機(jī)模型
I want my change.
我要找的零錢。
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distress
n. 悲痛;危難,不幸;貧困;[法]扣押財(cái)物;
vt. 使痛苦,使憂傷;[法]扣押(財(cái)物);使貧困;
ugly
adj. 難看的;丑陋的;有敵意的;不祥的;
n. 丑陋的人(東西);
monitor
n. 顯示屏,屏幕;[計(jì)]顯示器;監(jiān)測(cè)儀;監(jiān)控人員,班長(zhǎng);
vt. 監(jiān)控,監(jiān)聽(tīng);搜集,記錄;測(cè)定;監(jiān)督;
vi. 監(jiān)視;
amaze
vt. 使大為吃驚,使驚奇;
n. 吃驚,好奇;
distinguish
vi. 區(qū)分,辨別,分清;辨別是非;
vt. 區(qū)分,辨別,分清;辨別出,識(shí)別;引人注目,有別于;使杰出,使著名;
sauce
n. 調(diào)味汁;醬汁;〈非〉莽撞無(wú)禮;〈俚〉烈酒;
vt. 調(diào)味或加沙司于…;給…增加趣味或風(fēng)味;〈非〉對(duì)…無(wú)禮;
valuable
adj. 貴重的,寶貴的;有價(jià)值的;可評(píng)估的;
n. 貴重物品,財(cái)寶;
thence
adv. 從那時(shí)起, 從那時(shí)以后, 從那里起, 由此, 因此
admission
n. 準(zhǔn)許進(jìn)入;承認(rèn);坦白;入場(chǎng)費(fèi);
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