gulf

CET-4 大学 FREQ #8325

n. 海湾, 深渊, 漩涡, 隔阂 vt. 吞没

发音

US /ɡʌlf/

词形变化

gulfs 复数 gulfs gulfed gulfing gulfs 三单 gulfing 现在分词 gulfed 过去式 gulfed 过去分词

别名

gulfe gulphe gulph

教材释义与例句

名词

海湾；深渊；分歧；漩涡

动词

吞没

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    That which swallows; the gullet.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.

  3. 3.

    That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.

  4. 4.

    A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea

    湾

    海湾

    the Gulf of Mexico

    the Persian Gulf

  5. 5.

    A large deposit of ore in a lode.

    商务 采矿
  6. 6.

    A wide interval or gap; a separating space.

    比喻
  7. 7.

    A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.

    比喻
  8. 8.

    The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed.

v.
  1. 1.

    To engulf.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To award a degree to somebody who has only just passed sufficiently.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

disconnect disconnection

上位词 4

water chasm disparity body of water

整体词 1

sea

相关短语

Gulf Stream 墨西哥湾流 Gulf of Thailand 泰国湾 Gulf of Riga [网络] 里加湾；距离里加湾 Gulf of Mexico 墨西哥湾（位于北美东南部边缘） Gulf of Finland 芬兰湾 Gulf of Bothnia 波的尼亚湾 Gulf of Alaska [网络] 阿拉斯加湾；美国阿拉斯加湾；阿拉斯加海湾 Gulf of Guinea 几内亚湾 Gulf of California [网络] 加利福尼亚湾；加里福尼亚湾；加州湾 Gulf Arabic 海湾阿拉伯语 Gulf War syndrome 海湾战争综合症 Gulf War illness Gulf War 海湾战争 Gulf of Naples 那不勒斯湾 Gulf of Kutch

词源

From Middle English gulf, goulf, golf, from Old French golf, from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colfos, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos, “bosom, gulf”), of obscure origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp- (“to curve, arch”).

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