名词

1. 鸿沟；严重分歧；巨大的差距
A gulf is an important or significant difference between two people, things, or groups.

2. 海湾
A gulf is a large area of sea which extends a long way into the surrounding land.

1. an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)

e.g. he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends
there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy

Synonym: disconnectdisconnection

2. a deep wide chasm

3. an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land
larger than a bay