gap year
noun [ C ] UK uk/ˈɡæp ˌjɪər/ us/ˈɡæp ˌjɪr/
间隔年，空档年（中学毕业后上大学前所休的一年假期，通常用于旅游或打工）
a year between leaving school and starting university that is usually spent travelling or working
I didn't take a gap year. Did you? 中学毕业后没间隔就直接上了大学，你呢？