gulf: [14] Gulf comes from Greek kólphos, which meant originally ‘bosom’. It was later extended metaphorically to denote ‘bag’, and also ‘trough between waves’, and these senses (the latter modified to ‘abyss’) followed it through Vulgar Latin *colphus, Italian golfo, and French golphe into English. The derivative engulf, based on the sense ‘abyss’, dates from the mid-16th century.
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gulf (n.)
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late 14c., "profound depth," from Old French golf "a gulf, whirlpool," from Italian golfo "a gulf, a bay," from Late Latin colfos, from Greek kolpos "bay, gulf of the sea," earlier "trough between waves, fold of a loose garment," originally "bosom," the common notion being "curved shape." This is from PIE *kwelp- "to arch, to vault" (compare Old English hwealf, a-hwielfan "to overwhelm"). Latin sinus underwent the same development, being used first for "bosom," later for "gulf" (and in Medieval Latin, "hollow curve or cavity in the body"). The geographic sense "large tract of water extending into the land" (larger than a bay, smaller than a sea, but the distinction is not exact and not always observed) is in English from c. 1400, replacing Old English sæ-earm. Figurative sense of "a wide interval" is from 1550s. The U.S. Gulf States so called from 1836. The Gulf Stream (1775) takes its name from the Gulf of Mexico.
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1. These issues were brought into sharp focus by the Gulf crisis.
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海湾危机让这些问题备受关注。
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2. Hurricane Andrew was last night heading into the Gulf of Mexico.
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昨晚,飓风“安德鲁”进入了墨西哥湾。
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3. The Gulf has 65 per cent of the world's oil reserves.
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海湾地区拥有全世界65%的石油储藏。
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4. The spill could wipe out the Gulf's turtle population.
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这次原油泄漏可能会使波斯湾的海龟灭绝。
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5. A yawning North-South gulf has opened up with both sides digging in.
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双方都坚持自己的立场,南北之间出现了一条鸿沟。
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the Gulf States (= the countries with coasts on the Gulf)
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海湾国家【牛津词典】
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The gulf between rich and poor is enormous.
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贫富悬殊。【牛津词典】
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the Gulf of Mexico
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墨西哥湾【牛津词典】
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Hurricane Andrew was last night heading into the Gulf of Mexico.
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昨晚,飓风“安德鲁”进入了墨西哥湾。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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...the gulf between rural and urban life.
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城乡生活的巨大差异【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Within society, there is a growing gulf between rich and poor.
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社会上的贫富差距正在逐渐加大。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Byestimate, the share of Gulf savings invested locally has risen from 15 % to 25 % since 2002.
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But unlike their absolutist counterparts in the Gulf and Asia, most royal families have survived because they allow voters to avoid the difficult search for a non-controversial but respected public figure.【出自-2015年考研阅读原文】