gulf
n. 海灣; 分歧; 波斯灣; (地面的)裂口
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.
社會上的貧富差距正在逐漸加大。
...the gulf between rural and urban life.
城鄉生活的巨大差異
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,颶風“安德魯”進入了墨西哥灣。
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);
3. a deep wide chasm
bay, gulf
這兩個名詞均有"海灣"之意。
Byestimate, the share of Gulf savings invested locally has risen from 15 % to 25 % since 2002.
據估計,自2002年至今, 海灣地區的儲蓄用於投資當地的比例已由15%上升到25%.
The river flows southeastward to the gulf.
這條河朝著東南流向海灣.
The Mississippi River watershed drains directly into the Gulf of Mexico, where dead zones frequently occur.
密西西比河流域排水溝直接進入墨西哥灣, 在那裡死亡區經常出現.
Oil is traded in dollars. And dollars have been flowing into gulf economies like Abu Dhabi.
石油使用美元交易的. 美元都流入了象AbuDhabi這樣的海灣經濟體.
Oman is a member of Gulf Cooperation Committee.
阿曼蘇丹國是海灣合作委員會成員之一.