歧；隔阂；差距：the gap between rich and poor 贫富之 间的差距◊ the gap between theory and practice 理论与 实践的脱节一see also credibility gap at credibility, generation gap 4 a space where sth is missing 缺口； 空白漏洞：His deat/i Ze/t cm enormous gap in my h/e. 他去世给备的生活留下巨大的空白。◊ There were severed gaps in my education.我受的教育有好多欠缺之处。◊ Wle think we've identified a gap in the market (= a business opportunity to make or sell sth that is not yet available). 我们认为已.经寒现了市场上一个尚待填补的空白。 ITiTOl see bridge v.

gape /geip/ verb [Vj 1 〜（at sb/sth) to stare at sb/sth with your mouth open because you are shocked or surprised 张口结舌地看；目瞪口呆地凝视2 ~ (open) to be or become wide open 张开；裂开；豁开：a gaping ZioZe/mouth/wound豁开的洞；张大的嘴；裂开的伤口 ◊ He stood yawning, his p>7'ama jacket gaping open.他敞 开睡衣站着打呵欠。► gape notm .gap-'toothed adj. [usually before noun] having wide spaces between your teeth齿缝很大的；舍齿缝的 ■gap year nown (8，£) a year that a young person spends working and/or travelling, often between leaving school and starting university空缺年（常指中学毕业后 上大学前所休的一年假期，用于实习或旅游）：/’爪]?〖_£171- ning to take a gap year and go backpacking in India, 准备休假一年去印度背包旅行。 garage /'gaera：3； -ra:d3； -rid3； NAmEga'ra：3； -'ra:d3/ noun, verb

■ nown 1 [C] a building for keeping one or more cars or other vehicles in 停车房；车库：（8/f) a house with, a

garage 内设车库的房子◊ (A/Amf) a house with an attached garage 旁设车库的房子◊ a douWe garage (=one for two cars)停放两辆车的车房◊ a bus garage 公共汽车车库◊ an underground garage (= for example under an office building)地下停车库 _ picture o page R23 2 [G] a place where vehicles are repaired and where you can buy a car or buy petrol/gas and oil (兼 营汽车销售、修理及加油的）汽车修理厂：_agarage mechanic汽车修理厂的机修工一see also petrol station 3 [U] a type of house.music 车库音乐，加拉奇 音乐（货仓音乐的一种）

■ [VN] to put or keep a vehicle in a garage 把…送入

车库（或修车厂 把…存放在车库（或修年厂）

'garage sale noun a sale of used clothes, furniture, etc., held in the garage of sb’s house (在私人住宅的车库里

进行的）旧物销售

garam masala /.gAram ma'saila; NAmE ,ga:ra:m/ noun [U] a mixture of spices with a strong flavour, used in S Asian cooking (角于南亚烹饪的）辛辣香料粉 garb /ga:b; NAmE ga:rb/ noun [U] (formal or humorous) clothes, especially unusual clothes or those worn by a particular type of person (尤指某类人穿的特定）服 装，衣服；制服；奇装异服：prison garb囚服 garbage O-w /'ga:bid3； NAmf'gairb-/ noun [U]

1 (especially NAm£) waste food, paper, etc. that you tiirow away (生活）垃圾；废物：garbage coHection.垃 圾收集◊ Don’t/orget to take out the garbage.别忘了把 垃每 # 出去。2 (espedfl//y /、//\m£) a place or container where waste food, paper, etc. can be placed 垃圾场； 垃圾箱；垃圾桶：Throw it fn the garbage.把它扔到垃圾 箱里去。3 (/n/om7fl/) something stupid or not true 废 话；无聊的东西 rubbish o note at RUBBISH

lf»TOI garbage ,in, garbage out (abbr. 6IG0) used to express the idea that if wrong or poor quality data is put into a computer, wrong or poor quality data will come out of it (用于计算机）废料输入废料输出，无用 输入无用输出

'garbage can noun [NAme) = dustbin garbage dis-posal noun [NAm£) = waste-disposal unit

'garbage man (also formal 'garbage collector) noun (both NAm£) = dustman 'garbage truck noun {NAm£} - dustcart gar-banzo /gai'baenzau; NAmE ga:r'ba:nzou; -'baen-/ (also gar' banzo ,bean) (both NAm£) noun {pi. -os) =CHICKPEA

839 garden

garbed /ga:bd; NAmE gairbd/ adj. [not before noun] (/bmjfl/) ~ (in sth) dressed in a particular way 以…方式 穿着：brighrty garbed穿着鲜艳

garbled /'gaibld; NAmE 'gairbld/ adj. (of a message or story 信息或叙述）told in a way that confuses the person listening, usually by sb who is shocked or in a hurry 混 乱不清的，引起误解的（常因讲述者惊慌或匆忙所致） ECTTl confused： He gave a garbled account of what had happened.他对所发生事情的叙述含混不清。◊ There was a garWed message 介om her on my vofcemai〖•我的语音信 箱里有她含混不清的留言。

garbo /'gaibau; NAmE 'gairbou/ noun {pi. -os) {AustralE, informal) a person whose job is to remove waste from outside houses, etc.垃圾工.SEI dustman, garbage MAN

Garda /'gaida; NAmE 'garrda/ noun 1 the Garda [U] the police force of the Republic of Ireland •(爱尔兰共和国 的）警察部门，警察机关2 [C] (also garda) (p/. gardai /'gaidi:; NAmE 'gairdi:/) a police officer of the Republic of Ireland (爱尔兰共和国的）警察

garden tHt /'gaidn; NAmE'gairdn/ noun, verb

■ nown 1 [C] (AMwf yard) a piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc., usually with an area of grass (called a LAWN)(住宅旁或周围的）园圃，花园，果园，菜园：a /ront/bacfc garden 前 / 后花园◊. chiidren playing in the garden在花园里玩耍的孩子◊ garden^owers/pltmts 园艺花卉/植物◊ out in the garden在户外的花园里◊ a rose garden (= where only roses are grown)玫瑰园 —see also kitchen garden, market garden, rock GARDEN, ROOF GARDEN —picture O PAGE R24 2 [C] (NAm^) an area in a yard where you grow flowers or plants 庭园；园子 3 [C] (usually gardens) a public park 公园：the botanicd gardens in Bdi‘nburg/1 爱丁堡的植物 园一see also zoological garden 4 gardens [sing.]

Gdns)(阶£) used in the name of streets 彳用于 街名）园，街，广场：39 Bdvofr Gardens贝尔沃街39号 IfSlTl everything in the garden is 'rosy {BrE, saying) everything is fine — 切都好；事事如 iii 一more at

COMMON adj., LEAD¹ V.

ve/ii [V] to work in a garden做园艺工作；'种植花木 ► gar-den-er /'ga:dn0(r); NAmE 'gaird-/ noun ： My wife^rs a keen gardener.我命i子是个热衷园艺的人。◊ We employ a gardener two days a week.我们雇了个花匠，每 周ifp两天。gar.den.ing /_ga:dnig; _ga:rd-/ now/? [U]: orgam’c gardening 有机种植花未◊ gardening gZoves 园艺用手套◊ a gardening programme on 7V电视上的园 艺节目