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Gape Stare Mouth Space ɡeɪp V.张嘴注视 Crowd Gaped

Front gape
Pron [ɡeɪp]
Back 【gape】
v.张嘴注视
The crowd gaped at the daring tricks performed by the tightrope walker.
观众们张口注视着走绳索人大胆的表演。
Vocab
gapelook with amazement; look stupidly

If Bigfoot walked down your street wearing a tutu, you might gape or stare at the man-ape with your mouth open. You'd really gape if the tutu had a gaping, or wide open, hole.

Gape is closely related to the word, gap, which means a space between things. When you gape at something, there is a lot of space between your teeth because your mouth is open in disbelief. You'll often hear mothers telling children not to gape. The fact is it's rude to stare at someone that way, even if they are a Sasquatch on the way to dance class.

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