/gʌlf ||; gʌlf/noun1 [C] a part of the sea that is almost surrounded by land 海湾: the Gulf of Mexico 墨西哥湾
2 the Gulf [sing] the Persian Gulf 波斯湾
3 [C] an important or serious difference between people in the way they live, think or feel 重大的分歧；鸿沟: the gulf between rich and poor 贫富的悬殊