English Dictionary

gulf

IPA（発音記号）

/ɡʌlf/

名詞

廃用 比喩的用法

A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin. / (obsolete) That which swallows; the gullet. / That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.

日本語の意味

地中のくぼみ、深淵、深い裂け目または盆地 / (旧用法) 食道、喉管 / （転義）ものを飲み込むもの、渦巻、吸い込むような渦

The geologist dropped a stone into the gulf and listened for the distant splash to estimate its depth.

地質学者はその空洞に石を落とし、遠くで水がはねる音を聞いてその深さを推定した。

意味（1）

A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.

He then surveyed / Hell and the gulf between.

意味（2）

(obsolete) That which swallows; the gullet.

Witch's mummy, maw and gulf / Of the ravined salt sea shark,

意味（3）

That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.

[T]here is no such mine, / None; but a gulf of ruin, swallowing gold, not making.

意味（4）

(geography) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea

the Gulf of Mexico the Persian Gulf

意味（5）

(mining) A large deposit of ore in a lode.

意味（6）

(figuratively) A wide interval or gap; a separating space.

Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed.

意味（7）

(figuratively) A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.

England were graphically illustrating the huge gulf in class between the sides and it was no surprise when Lampard added the second just before the half hour. Steven Gerrard found his Liverpool team-mate Glen Johnson and Lampard arrived in the area with perfect timing to glide a header beyond Namasco.

意味（8）

(Oxbridge slang) The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed.

Some ten or fifteen men just on the line, not enough to be plucked or good enough to be placed, are put into the gulf, as it is popularly called (the Examiners' phrase is Degrees allowed), and have their degrees given to them but are not printed in the calendar, nor were they at this time allowed to try for the Classical Tripos.

gulfs （ plural ）