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

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Flies crawled over the gaping mouth of the injured man.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Abruptly the full moon passed across the gaping wound in their roof and no longer shone directly into the room.
All such buildings resemble huge ships, the gaping walls like spars awaiting rigging.
He talked about landslides in previous monsoons that had opened gaping chasms in the cliff behind the village.
The gaping round mouth of the gun, centred squarely on his left eye.
The pellet went right through the cat's neck and came out the other side, leaving a gaping wound.
Through the gaping openings between the novel's paragraphs, they are disturbingly re-inserted into the processes of history and power.

Longman Language Activatorto open your eyes or mouth► open your eyes/mouth

· She opened her eyes and sat up in bed.open (your mouth) wide · The dentist told me to open my mouth a little wider.· Open wide. I need to look at the back of your throat.

► open

when your mouth or eyes are open: · She sleeps with her eyes half open.can hardly keep your eyes open: · I was so tired I could hardly keep my eyes open.wide open (=open as much as possible): · Ben was staring at her with his mouth wide open.

► gaping

if someone's mouth is gaping , it is wide open, especially because they are very shocked or surprised: · Flies crawled over the gaping mouth of the injured man.

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.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► mouth

· The company formed its well-rehearsed line in front of the pageant, their scarlet purses held out like gaping mouths.· Right here, in this gaping mouth, lies the end of the chain.

► wound

· He suffered gaping wounds to his torso.· Pressure points ... To close gaping wounds, use needle and thread.· The pellet went right through the cat's neck and came out the other side, leaving a gaping wound.· Vicious thugs had speared him leaving a gaping wound exposing the bone.· In terms of a public health perspective, the decision certainly rubbed salt into the tobacco industry's already gaping wounds.· Abruptly the full moon passed across the gaping wound in their roof and no longer shone directly into the room.

单词	gaping
释义	gapinggap‧ing /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/ adjective [only before noun] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Flies crawled over the gaping mouth of the injured man. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Abruptly the full moon passed across the gaping wound in their roof and no longer shone directly into the room. All such buildings resemble huge ships, the gaping walls like spars awaiting rigging. He talked about landslides in previous monsoons that had opened gaping chasms in the cliff behind the village. The gaping round mouth of the gun, centred squarely on his left eye. The pellet went right through the cat's neck and came out the other side, leaving a gaping wound. Through the gaping openings between the novel's paragraphs, they are disturbingly re-inserted into the processes of history and power. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto open your eyes or mouth► open your eyes/mouth · She opened her eyes and sat up in bed.open (your mouth) wide · The dentist told me to open my mouth a little wider.· Open wide. I need to look at the back of your throat. ► open when your mouth or eyes are open: · She sleeps with her eyes half open.can hardly keep your eyes open: · I was so tired I could hardly keep my eyes open.wide open (=open as much as possible): · Ben was staring at her with his mouth wide open. ► gaping if someone's mouth is gaping , it is wide open, especially because they are very shocked or surprised: · Flies crawled over the gaping mouth of the injured man. Collocations 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. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► mouth · The company formed its well-rehearsed line in front of the pageant, their scarlet purses held out like gaping mouths.· Right here, in this gaping mouth, lies the end of the chain. ► wound · He suffered gaping wounds to his torso.· Pressure points ... To close gaping wounds, use needle and thread.· The pellet went right through the cat's neck and came out the other side, leaving a gaping wound.· Vicious thugs had speared him leaving a gaping wound exposing the bone.· In terms of a public health perspective, the decision certainly rubbed salt into the tobacco industry's already gaping wounds.· Abruptly the full moon passed across the gaping wound in their roof and no longer shone directly into the room. a gaping hole, wound, or mouth is very wide and open
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