bridge /brɪdʒ/► SEE ALLbridge the gap (between A and B)cross a bridge when you come to itcross your bridges when you come to thembe like painting the Forth Bridgebe (all) water under the bridge ●bridge the ˈgap (between A and B) ( bridge the ˈgulf (between A and B)less frequent) make it easier to move from one thing to another or for two groups to communicate with each other消除（两个团体间的）隔阂；消除鸿沟（或分歧）◆The hostel helps to bridge the gap between prison and life on the outside. 这家招待所有助于消除监狱内外生活的巨大差异。●cross a ˌbridge when you ˈcome to it●cross your ˌbridges when you ˈcome to themdeal with a problem only when it happens and not worry about it before then待到问题出现时再设法解决；船到桥头自然直◆‘What will you do if you can’t afford to run your car next year?’ ‘I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.’“要是明年你开不起车怎么办？”“到时候再说吧。”●be like painting the Forth ˈBridge (BrE) if a job is like painting the Forth Bridge, it is so big that by the time you get to the end you have to start at the beginning again（工作）庞大耗时（以至做完之后又该开始下一次了）◆Cleaning a house this size is a bit like painting the Forth Bridge. As soon as I’ve finished it’s time to start again!打扫这么大的房子就好像油漆福思大桥，全部打扫完之后又该开始下一轮打扫了。NOTE The Forth Bridge is a very big bridge over the river Forth in Edinburgh. * Forth Bridge （福思大桥）是横跨爱丁堡福思河的一座巨型桥。●be (all) water under the ˈbridge (spoken) be an event, a mistake, etc. that has already happened and is now forgotten or no longer important已成往事；已经过去◆We had a terrible quarrel five years ago but that’s all water under the bridge.五年前，我们曾激烈争吵过，但是现在那都已成往事，没人再计较了。