音标：[gʌlf]
n. 海湾, 深渊, 漩涡, 隔阂
vt. 吞没
【经】 墨西哥海湾
在线英汉词典

gulf的短语、例句：

gulf n 1 part of the sea almost surrounded by land 海湾
the Gulf of Mexico 墨西哥湾. 2 (a) (rhet 修辞) deep hollow in the ground; chasm; abyss 沟壑; 深坑; 深渊
a yawning gulf opened up by an earthquake 地震造成的裂缝. (b) ~ (between A and B); ~ (in sth) (fig 比喻) area of difference; division (in opinions, etc) 鸿沟; （意见等的）分歧
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged, ie Their opinions are so far apart that they cannot be reconciled. 两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以 越.