Gap

Definition

gap / gæp / n ~ ( in / between sth ) ၁။ အေပါက္။ အၾကား။ အဟ။ a gap in a fence/ hedge/ wall ❍ The road goes through a gap in/ between the hills. ၂။ ဟာကြက္။ ကြက္လပ္။ ကြာဟခ်က္။ a gap of five miles between towns ❍ There were some unaccountable gaps in (ie parts missing from) his story. ❍ a gap in the conversation ❍ a temporary job to fill the gap between school and university. ❍ After a gap of 30 years the custom was reintroduced. ၃။ ျခားနားခ်က္။ ကြာျခားမႈ။ ကြာဟမႈ။ a widening gap between the rich and poor in our society. See also CREDIBILITY GAP, THE GENERATION GAP ၄။ မျပည့္စံုမႈ။ လိုအပ္ခ်က္။ ဟာကြက္။ a gap in one's education ❍ There was a terrible gap in her life after her husband died. ❍ We think we've identified a gap in the market (ie the absence of a type of article which people might wish to buy).

Examples

1. Fill in any gaps around windows and doors.
2. [gap between] : Through the gaps between the trees I could see a river in the distance.
3. [gap in] : We waited for a gap in the busy traffic and crossed the road.
4. The more southerly route lay across a gap in the mountains.
5. [gap in] : We will then carry out research to fill in the gaps in our knowledge.
6. His death leaves a huge gap in the theatrical life of New York.
7. [gap between] : The gap between farm incomes and land values is wider than ever.
8. [close/narrow/reduce/bridge the gap] : The book clearly bridges the gap between theory and practice.
9. [widen the gap] : The Prime Minister was accused of widening the gap between rich and poor.
10. [gap of] : The second volume in the series came out after a gap of seven years.