| 单词 | gape |
| 释义 | gape (once / 864 pages) vn 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. 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. WORD FAMILYgape: gaped, gapes, gaping+/gaping: gapingly USAGE EXAMPLESThey shot cellphone videos of the mural on the walls and gaped at the high ceilings. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Only there does he discover that his face is caked with blood and that there is a long, gaping laceration on his right temple. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) “Those who died didn’t die alone,” he said, his voice choking as sunlight poured into a warehouse through the gaping holes left by the strikes. Washington Post(Dec 26, 2016) 1v look with amazement; look stupidly Syn|Hyper gawk, gawp, goggle look perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards 2v be wide open the deep gaping canyon Syn|Hyper yaw, yawn be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 3n a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open) Hyper stare a fixed look with eyes open wide 4n an expression of openmouthed astonishment Hypo|Hyper rictus a gaping grimace facial expression, facial gesture a gesture executed with the facial muscles |
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