gulf

英 [g?lf] 美[ɡ?lf]
  • n. 海灣；深淵；分歧；漩渦
  • vt. 吞沒(méi)

英英釋意

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