gulf
音標[gʌlf]中文翻譯:
n. 海灣, 深淵, 漩渦, 隔閡
vt. 吞沒
【經】 墨西哥海灣
詞型變化:
動詞過去式:gulfed 過去分詞:gulfed 現在分詞:gulfing 第三人稱單數:gulfs英文字典
詞意辨析:
bay, gulf這兩個名詞均有“海灣”之意。
bay: 指海岸線上一大塊凹入的地方,是港口的所在地。
gulf: 一般比bay大,但比sea小。指大片深入到陸地中,由海岸圍繞成半圓形的海水區域。
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英文解釋:
名詞 gulf:
- an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
- an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)同義詞:disconnect, disconnection
- a deep wide chasm
例句:
- The gulf extends northward.海灣向北方延伸。
- The president hugged himself with pleasure over the quick withdrawal from the gulf war.總統為自己能從海灣戰爭中見好就收感到暗自慶幸。
- He indicated the location of the Persian Gulf with a pen on the map.他用一支筆在地圖上標出了波斯灣的位置。
- I think there is no gulf between my daughter and I.我認為我和我女兒之間沒有隔閡。