gap

隙間、間隔

二つの物の間の空間、または二つの出来事の間の時間。

やさしい英語で： A space or period of time between two things.

• Leave a gap between the chairs.
• There was a long gap between her visits.
• Mind the gap beside the train.

使い方： gap between A and B (There is a small gap between the wall and the desk.)

類義語： space, interval

よく使う表現： gap between something, a small gap, a long gap

格差、差

人や集団の間にある、豊かさや能力、成果などの差。

やさしい英語で： A difference between people or groups in things such as wealth, ability, or achievement.

• The income gap is growing.
• Education can narrow the gap between rich and poor.
• Their victory closed the gap between the two teams.

使い方： gap between A and B (The gap between their wages has widened.)

類義語： difference, disparity

よく使う表現： income gap, generation gap, gap between groups

欠落、空白

情報や知識、一連の出来事の中で抜けている部分。

やさしい英語で： A part that is missing from information, knowledge, or a series of events.

• There are gaps in the records.
• This book fills a gap in my knowledge.
• Can you explain the gap in your work history?

使い方： gap in something (The report identified gaps in our understanding.)

類義語： omission, hole

よく使う表現： gap in something, fill a gap, knowledge gap

裂け目、隙間

物が壊れたり、部分が離れたりしてできた開口部。

やさしい英語で： An opening where something has broken or its parts have moved apart.

• The storm left a gap in the fence.
• He repaired the gap with new boards.
• A sheep escaped through a gap in the hedge.

使い方： gap in something (Someone had made a gap in the wall.)

類義語： opening, hole

よく使う表現： gap in something, a wide gap, make a gap

隙間、通り道

人や物が通り抜けられる空いた部分。

やさしい英語で： An open space through which someone or something can pass.

• We squeezed through a narrow gap.
• She waited for a gap in the traffic.
• A gap between the buildings led to the square.

使い方： gap in/between something (He found a gap between the parked cars.)

類義語： opening, passage

よく使う表現： through a gap, gap in traffic, a narrow gap

電極間隔を測る

部品の間隔、特に点火プラグの電極間の距離を測って確認する。

やさしい英語で： To check the distance between parts, especially the electrodes of a spark plug.

• The mechanic will gap each plug.
• I gapped the spark plugs using a gauge.
• Did you gap all the plugs before fitting them?

よく使う表現： gap spark plugs, gap a plug, gap each plug

集電できなくなる

電車の集電装置が通電区間に届かず、電力を受け取れなくなる。

やさしい英語で： For an electric train, to lose power because its pickups cannot reach a powered section.

• The train gapped and stopped.
• A short train may gap at this junction.
• The driver accidentally gapped the train between powered sections.

使い方： gap at something (The train gapped at the junction.)

よく使う表現： gap the train, gap at junctions