英语词汇“gape”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINgape

Origin:

1200-1300 Old Norse gapa

VERB TABLE

gape

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	gape
	he, she, it	gapes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	gaped
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have gaped
	he, she, it	has gaped
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had gaped
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will gape
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have gaped

Continuous Form
Present	I	am gaping
	he, she, it	is gaping
	you, we, they	are gaping
Past	I, he, she, it	was gaping
	you, we, they	were gaping
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been gaping
	he, she, it	has been gaping
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been gaping
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be gaping
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been gaping

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

A small boy pressed his face against the window and gaped in awe.
I could only gape in astonishment as I saw the man take the bottle from the shelf and put it under his coat.
People stopped to gape as she walked down the street in a see-through mini-dress.
She stood there gaping at me, too shocked to speak.
The wound on his neck gaped open 2 inches.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

But suddenly he was at the door, swaying slightly, his pyjama jacket gaping open.
For a moment Rex and I gaped, and then Rex dived into the cabin to fetch his camera.
I do not care much now about the way the women gape at me when I walk around in the village center.
I don't know why we're standing here for all these fools to gape at.
The mouth of the pouch gaped open.
You may have to squeeze the edges of the wound together if the sides are gaping.

THESAURUS► look

to turn your eyes towards someone or something, so that you can see them: · You should never look directly at the sun.· After a while, he turned and looked at me.

► have/take a look

especially spoken to look at something quickly, especially in order to find or check something: · I’ll have a look in my desk.· Take a look at this!

► glance

to look at someone or something for a short time and then look quickly away: · Damien glanced nervously at his watch.

► peek/peep

(also take a peek/peep) to look quickly at something – used especially when you are not supposed to look, or when you are looking through a small gap: · The door was open so he peeked inside.· Katy peeped at her birthday present on the table.

► peer

to look very carefully, especially because you cannot see well: · Kenji was peering at the screen.

► glare

to look at someone in an angry way: · She glared at me as I got up to leave.

► stare

to look at someone or something for a long time without moving your eyes: · It’s rude to stare.· She stared straight into the camera.

► gaze

to look at someone or something for a long time, often without realizing that you are doing it: · She gazed out of the window.· He lay on his bed gazing at the ceiling.

► gape

to look at someone or something for a long time, usually with your mouth open, because you are very shocked or surprised: · People gaped at him with wide-open mouths.

► regard

formal to look at someone or something, especially in a particular way: · He regarded her steadily.

Longman Language Activatorto look for a long time► stare

to look directly at someone or something for a long time, without moving your eyes: · It's not polite to stare, you know.stare at: · Why are you staring at me like that?· She stared at the page for several minutes, trying to understand.· Ron kept silent and stared down at his food.stare into/out of etc: · When he's depressed, he just sits there, staring off into space.stare back (at somebody) (=stare at someone who is staring at you): · Everyone turned to look at him, and he stared stonily back.stare (at somebody/something) in amazement/horror/disbelief etc (=in a way that shows you are surprised or shocked): · Donna stared in horror as the man fell to the floor.stare somebody down (=stare at someone until they stop staring at you): · Fenton stood tall and stared down the gunmen.

► gaze

to look at something or someone for a long time, especially with a feeling of love or great pleasure - used especially in stories and literature: gaze at: · I lay back on the sand and gazed at the stars above.· Ruth gazed down at the sleeping child.gaze out/into/through etc: · He stopped talking suddenly and gazed into the distance.· She sat gazing out the windows at the people walking by.

► gape

to look at someone or something for a long time, especially with your mouth open, because you are very surprised or shocked: · People stopped to gape as she walked down the street in a see-through mini-dress.gape at: · She stood there gaping at me, too shocked to speak.gape in amazement/horror etc: · I could only gape in astonishment as I saw the man take the bottle from the shelf and put it under his coat.

► gawk

also gawp British to look at someone in a rude or annoying way, for example because they look unusual or are doing something unusual: · Tourists walked around gawking at the people in traditional costumes.· I wanted to kill the morons who had gathered around me, gawping and pointing.

► eye

to look at someone or something with interest or because you do not trust them: · Mavis eyed the old sewing machine. "Does this still work?" she asked.· The two teams eyed each other warily, waiting for the game to begin.

► look somebody up and down

to look very carefully at someone's body and the clothes they are wearing, especially because you do not know them and you are trying to form an opinion of them: · The hotel manager slowly looked the old man up and down and then asked him to leave.· "Don't be silly - you don't need to lose weight," he said, looking her up and down.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a gaping loophole

(=a very large loophole)· There is a gaping loophole in the ban on arms sales to poor countries.

► a gaping wound

(=one that is wide and open)· Blood spurted from his gaping wounds.