fill the gap

/fɪl ðə ɡæp/· phrase

人文/文化/社会B1

fill the gap
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Chinese meaning

填tián补bǔ空kòng白bái,起qǐ到dào替tì代dài作zuò用yòng

填tián补bǔ某mǒu个gè空kòng缺quē

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电diàn影yǐng、戏xì剧jù、艺yì术shù和hé社shè交jiāo媒méi体tǐ承chéng接jiē了le教jiào堂táng聚jù会huì留liú下xià的de空kòng缺quē

Example

Many Americans are moving away from congregations, but not necessarily from religion – movies, plays, art and social media fill the gap

许xǔ多duō美měi国guó人rén正zhèng在zài远yuǎn离lí教jiào会huì聚jù会huì,但dàn未wèi必bì远yuǎn离lí宗zōng教jiào本běn身shēn——电diàn影yǐng、戏xì剧jù、艺yì术shù和hé社shè交jiāo媒méi体tǐ填tián补bǔ了le这zhè一yī空kòng白bái。

Source: The Conversation · 24 Aug 2026

Background ✎

文wén章zhāng探tàn讨tǎo在zài美měi国guó人rén减jiǎn少shǎo参cān加jiā宗zōng教jiào聚jù会huì的de同tóng时shí,电diàn影yǐng、戏xì剧jù、艺yì术shù等děng文wén化huà活huó动dòng如rú何hé承chéng接jiē了le宗zōng教jiào曾céng扮bàn演yǎn的de社shè会huì角jué色sè。

Roots · etymology

fill 源自古英语 fyllan;gap 源自古诺尔斯语,原指裂开的口子

  • fill(填满)+ gap(缺口)— 字面组合,直接表意

Collocations

  • fill the gap between / fill a gap in / leave a gap

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