プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
かんげき【間隙】
&fRoman1;〔透き間〕a gap
壁と柱の間隙
the gap between the wall and the pillar
群衆の間隙をぬって進んだ
He made his way through the crowd.
&fRoman2;
❶〔不和〕
二人の間に間隙が生じた
The two became estranged.／Their relationship cooled.
それは間隙を一時埋めたに過ぎない
It only patched up their differences for the moment.
二人の間隙は広がる一方だった
The distance between the two men steadily increased.
❷〔すき〕
間隙を突く
catch a person off guard／take advantage of a person at an unguarded moment
対立候補の間隙を縫って地盤に割り込んだ
He caught the other candidate off guard and got a foothold in his territory.