gulf

gulf

英 [gʌlf]
　　美 [ɡʌlf]

n. 海灣；深淵；分歧；漩渦
　　vt. 吞沒

中文詞源：

gulf 海灣

詞源同whelm, 淹沒。用來指海灣。

例句：

1. These issues were brought into sharp focus by the Gulf crisis.
海灣危機讓這些問題備受關註。

2. Hurricane Andrew was last night heading into the Gulf of Mexico.
昨晚，颶風“安德魯”進入瞭墨西哥灣。

3. The Gulf has 65 per cent of the world's oil reserves.
海灣地區擁有全世界65％的石油儲藏。

4. The spill could wipe out the Gulf's turtle population.
這次原油泄漏可能會使波斯灣的海龜滅絕。

5. A yawning North-South gulf has opened up with both sides digging in.
雙方都堅持自己的立場，南北之間出現瞭一條鴻溝。