gulf

n.
1. abyss 深渊。
△ H.V.4.3.82:“For certainly thou art so near the gulf.”因为你确确实实濒临着深渊。
2. whirlpool 旋涡。
△Ham.3.3.16: “but like a gulfdoth draw / What's near it with it.”而是像大旋涡卷去了近旁的一切。
△H.V.2.4.9: “For England his approa-ches makes as fierce / As waters to the sucking of agulf.”因为英国国王率兵来势凶猛，犹如被一个大旋涡所吸入的激流。
△3H.VI.5.6.24:“and thyself,the sea / Whoseenvious gulf did swallow up his life.”而你自己就是以它那凶恶的旋涡把他的生命吞没的大海。
3. gullet,stomach 食道，胃。
△Mac. 4.1.23: “Mawand gulf/Of the ravined salt-sea shark，”贪食的海中鲨鱼的胃和食道。

gulf[gʌlf]

n.海湾，深渊/v.卷入，吞没
‖ Gulf International bank海湾国际银行
the Gulf of Tonking Incident东京湾事件(1964年)/gulf stream湾流
Gulf War海湾战争
the Gulf states海湾国家