The gulf extends northward.

海湾向北方延伸。

The gulf War has sapped Iraqi vitality badly.

海湾战争使伊拉克大伤元气。

Thousands of ships enwombed in the gulf of mexico.

数千艘的船深藏在墨西哥海湾中。

Between him and Mr Smith there was a great gulf fixed.

他与史密斯之间有一道永远不可逾越的鸿沟。

I think there is no gulf between my daughter and I.

我认为我和我女儿之间没有隔阂。

the gulf States (= the countries with coasts on the gulf)

海湾国家

The gulf between rich and poor is enormous.

贫富悬殊。

the gulf of Mexico

墨西哥湾

Hurricane Andrew was last night heading into the gulf of Mexico.

昨晚，飓风“安德鲁”进入了墨西哥湾。

...the gulf between rural and urban life.

城乡生活的巨大差异

Within society, there is a growing gulf between rich and poor.

社会上的贫富差距正在逐渐加大。

Byestimate, the share of gulf savings invested locally has risen from 15 % to 25 % since 2002.

据估计,自2002年至今, 海湾地区的储蓄用于投资当地的比例已由15%上升到25%.

The river flows southeastward to the gulf.

这条河朝着东南流向海湾.

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沟直接进入墨西哥湾, 在那里死亡区经常出现.

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这样的海湾经济体.

Oman is a member of gulf Cooperation Committee.

阿曼苏丹国是海湾合作委员会成员之一.

There is a gulf between the two cities.

这两座城市间有个海湾.

He felt a gulf between himself and his former friends.

他感到自己与以前的朋友们之间存在一种隔阂.

And dollars have been flowing into gulf economies Abu Dhabi.

这样美元不断流入了包括阿布扎比在内的海湾经济中.

The dark water of the true gulf is the greatest healer that there is.

这真正的海湾中的深暗的水是世上最佳的治疗剂.

The reserve is called out in the U.S.A. when the gulf War is impending.

海湾战争即将爆发时,美国把后备军召集起来.

The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.

两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越.

Iraq has been drained of its strength by the gulf War.

海湾战争使伊拉克大伤元气.

He saw the phosphorescence of the gulf weed in the water.

他看见马尾藻在水中发出的磷光.

In ancient mythology there was no impassable gulf separating the divine from the human beings.

在上古神话中,神与人之间没有不可逾越的鸿沟.

the gulf of Mexico

墨西哥湾

They approved a 1.1 billion package of pay increases for the veterans of the Persian gulf War.

他们通过了对参加过波斯湾战争的老兵增发共计11亿美元的一揽子提案。

These issues were brought into sharp focus by the gulf crisis.

海湾危机让这些问题备受关注。

Hurricane Andrew was last night heading into the gulf of Mexico.

昨晚，飓风“安德鲁”进入了墨西哥湾。

The gulf has 65 per cent of the world's oil reserves.

海湾地区拥有全世界65％的石油储藏。

Workers who went to the gulf came from the poorest sectors of Pakistani society.

前往海湾的工人来自巴基斯坦最贫穷的社会阶层。

The role of women in war has been a hot topic of debate in America since the gulf conflict.

自海湾冲突以来，妇女在战争中的作用一直是美国国内一个备受争议的热门话题。

Saudi Arabia, in company with some other gulf oil states, is concerned to avoid any repetition of the two oil price shocks of the 1970s.

避免20世纪70年代两次石油价格冲击的情形再次出现，这是沙特阿拉伯和其他一些海湾石油国家一致关心的问题。

The gulf between them yawned wider than ever.

他们之间的隔阂比以往任何时候都要深。

1. There is a gulf between the two cities.
   这两座城市间有个海湾。
2. This kind of fish lives in the gulf of Mexico.
   这种鱼生活在墨西哥湾。
3. The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.
   两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。

动词+～

• gulf">create a gulf形成一条鸿沟

形容词+～

• gulf">wide gulf宽阔的鸿沟
• gulf">yawning gulf开口很大的鸿沟

～+名词

• the G- Stream墨西哥湾流

～+介词

• gulf%20between%E2%80%A6">gulf between…之间的隔阂
• gulf%20between%20generations">wide gulf between generations一代人与另一代人之间的隔阂
• the G- of Mexico墨西哥湾

• The headlong plunge through eddying gulfs of air.

  出自：transf.

n.(名词)

gulf, bay

这两个词都有“海湾”的意思。其区别在于:

1.在含义上，gulf指比bay大的海湾,其湾的开口要比bay的湾口要狭窄些。

2.在用法上，gulf前一般要用冠词; 而bay前一般不用冠词,但后面带of短语时,必须加冠词。

bay，gulf

这两个名词均有“海湾”之意。

bay指海岸线上一大块凹入的地方，是港口的所在地。

gulf一般比bay大，但比sea小。指大片深入到陆地中，由海岸围绕成半圆形的海水区域。

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的golf，意为海湾。