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gape n.裂口；张嘴；打哈欠v.目瞪口呆地凝视；打哈欠；张开；裂开 (1) 为什么打哈欠和咳嗽会相互传染啊？(2) 她张嘴呆看着那个高个子，不相信他就是她的弟弟。 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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英 [ɡeɪp] 美 [ɡeɪp] (1) Why can be gape and cough infected each other?(2) She gaped at the tall man, not believing that he was her younger brother. 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. 1[VERB 动词]目瞪口呆地凝视；张口结舌地看 If you gape, you look at someone or something in surprise, usually with an open mouth.   [V at n]  [V-ing]  [Also V]His secretary stopped taking notes to gape at me...他的秘书停止了记录，目瞪口呆地望着我。He was not the type to wander round 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。...a grotesque face with its gaping mouth.嘴巴大张着的极其丑陋的脸2[VERB 动词]（洞、伤口等）张开，裂开 If you say that something such as a hole or a wound gapes, you are emphasizing that it is big or wide.   [V]  [emphasis]The front door was missing. A hole gaped in the roof.前门不翼而飞，屋顶豁开了一个洞。gapingThe aircraft took off with a gaping hole in its fuselage.飞机起飞了，机身上有一个裂开的口子。...a gaping wound in her back.她背上开裂的伤口

英语单词	gape
英美音标	英 [ɡeɪp] 美 [ɡeɪp]
中文释义	n.裂口；张嘴；打哈欠 v.目瞪口呆地凝视；打哈欠；张开；裂开
英语例句	(1) Why can be gape and cough infected each other? (2) She gaped at the tall man, not believing that he was her younger brother.
中文例句	(1) 为什么打哈欠和咳嗽会相互传染啊？ (2) 她张嘴呆看着那个高个子，不相信他就是她的弟弟。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	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.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]目瞪口呆地凝视；张口结舌地看 If you gape, you look at someone or something in surprise, usually with an open mouth. [V at n] [V-ing] [Also V] His secretary stopped taking notes to gape at me... 他的秘书停止了记录，目瞪口呆地望着我。 He was not the type to wander round 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。 ...a grotesque face with its gaping mouth. 嘴巴大张着的极其丑陋的脸 2 [VERB 动词]（洞、伤口等）张开，裂开 If you say that something such as a hole or a wound gapes, you are emphasizing that it is big or wide. [V] [emphasis] The front door was missing. A hole gaped in the roof. 前门不翼而飞，屋顶豁开了一个洞。 gaping The aircraft took off with a gaping hole in its fuselage. 飞机起飞了，机身上有一个裂开的口子。 ...a gaping wound in her back. 她背上开裂的伤口

Gape Gaping Hole Stare Mouth Space Open Verb