单词 | gape |
释义 | gape (geɪp ) Word forms: gapes , gaping , gaped 1. verb If you gape, you look at someone or something in surprise, usually with an open mouth. His secretary stopped taking notes to gape at me. [VERB + at] He was not the type to wander round gaping at everything like a tourist. [VERB at noun] ...a grotesque face with its gaping mouth. [VERB-ing] 2. verb If you say that something such as a hole or a wound gapes, you are emphasizing that it is big or wide. [emphasis] The front door was missing. A hole gaped in the roof. [VERB] Synonyms: open, split, crack, yawn gaping adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] The aircraft took off with a gaping hole in its fuselage. ...a gaping wound in her back. Synonyms: wide, great, open, broad Translations: Chinese: 目瞪口呆地看 Japanese: 驚いた顔でみる |
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