新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

gape

英 [geɪp]

[VERB]

词汇频率：

VERB. 动词

gapes , gaping , gaped
1. [I 不及物动词] 目瞪口呆地看
If you gape, you look at someone or something in surprise, usually with an open mouth.
双语例句
例：
His secretary stopped taking notes to gape at me.
他的秘书停止了记录，目瞪口呆地看着我。
例：
He was not the type to wander around gaping at everything like a tourist.
他不是那种像个游客似的四处闲逛、对什么都好奇张望的人。
2. [I 不及物动词] 裂开
If you say that something such as a hole or a wound gapes, you are emphasizing that it is big or wide.
双语例句
例：
The front door was missing. A hole gaped in the roof.
前门没有了，屋顶裂开了一道缝。

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