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单词 gape
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gape

noun
/ɡeɪp/
/ɡeɪp/
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  1. an act of staring at somebody/something with your mouth open because you are shocked or surprised
    • She climbed into her sports car to the gapes of passers-by.
  2. a large wide open mouth or beak
    • The perch has the large eye and wide gape of an active hunter.

gape

verb
/ɡeɪp/
/ɡeɪp/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they gape
/ɡeɪp/
/ɡeɪp/
he / she / it gapes
/ɡeɪps/
/ɡeɪps/
past simple gaped
/ɡeɪpt/
/ɡeɪpt/
past participle gaped
/ɡeɪpt/
/ɡeɪpt/
-ing form gaping
/ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
/ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] gape (at somebody/something) to stare at somebody/something with your mouth open because you are shocked or surprised
    • Isabel gaped at him, horrified.
    • Frank gaped. He couldn’t believe what he was seeing.
    • What are you gaping at?
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • openly
    • slightly
    preposition
    • at
    phrases
    • gape open
    See full entry
  2. [intransitive] to be or become wide open
    • a gaping hole/mouth/wound
    • A huge chasm gaped before them.
    • gape open He stood yawning, his pyjama jacket gaping open.
    • The empty cash box lay gaping open in one corner.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • openly
    • slightly
    preposition
    • at
    phrases
    • gape open
    See full entry
  3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse gapa; related to gap.
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