gulfnoun
海湾
a large area of sea that is partly surrounded by land
the Gulf of Mexico
墨西哥湾
波斯湾
the Persian Gulf, the area of sea between the Arabian peninsula and Iran
the Gulf States (= the countries with coasts on the Gulf)
海湾国家
分歧；鸿沟；隔阂
a large difference between two people or groups in the way that they think, live or feel
The gulf between rich and poor is enormous.
贫富悬殊。
（地面的）裂口，深坑，沟壑
a wide deep crack in the ground
gulf
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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.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。
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N-COUNT 海湾
A gulf is a large area of sea which extends a long way into the surrounding land.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。
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- 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
- Synonym: disconnect disconnection
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- a deep wide chasm
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- an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land;larger than a bay
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A crisis was rapidly developing in the Gulf .
海湾危机迅速加剧。
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The Gulf has 65 per cent of the world 's oil reserves
海湾地区拥有全世界65%的石油储藏。
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The gulf between rich and poor is enormous .
贫富悬殊。
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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。
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These issues were brought into sharp focus by the Gulf crisis .
海湾危机让这些问题备受关注。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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The Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico .
密西西比河注入墨西哥湾。
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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。
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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。
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There is a gulf between the two cities .
这两座城市间有个海湾。
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The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged .
两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
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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。
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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。
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Estimation on Gulf crisis and its effects on world economic development
对海湾危机与世界经济发展趋势的估计
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On the triangular relationship and regional security in the Gulf Area
论海湾三角关系与地区安全
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The Gulf war and developmental application of new materials
海湾战争与新材料的开发应用
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Development of Written Information System for Thoroughfare across the Hangzhou Gulf
杭州湾交通通道文字信息系统的开发
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Overall Design of Qingdao Gulf Bridge Connection Project at Qingdao Section
青岛海湾大桥青岛端接线工程总体设计
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Analysis of statistical characteristics of wave climate in the Gulf of Mexico
墨西哥湾波候统计特性分析
指由海岸围成半圆形的一大片海域，一般比 bay 大。
the Gulf War
海湾战争
the Persian Gulf
波斯湾
The Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
密西西比河注入墨西哥湾。
指沿弯曲的海岸线形成的宽阔水域，常为港口的所在地。
Tokyo Bay
东京湾
the Bay of Biscay
比斯开湾
She painted the picturesque fishing village lying on the bay.
她画了坐落在海湾的一个风景如画的渔村。
指曲线较长的海湾、大河的河湾，或海岸、河岸的弯曲部分。
the Bight of Biafra
比夫拉湾
the Great Australian Bight
大澳大利亚湾
指有部分陆地屏障的小海湾。
The first fishing boats have left the cove.
第一批渔船离开了小海湾。
We saw two children playing in a cove.
我们看到两个小孩正在一个小海湾里玩耍。
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