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gaped

UK //ɡeɪpt//US //ɡeɪpt//

词源

源自中古英语 'gapen',与古挪威语 'gapa'(打哈欠,张开)同源,可能模仿张嘴的声音。

verb

❶ 张大嘴巴或睁大眼睛,通常因为惊讶、震惊或好奇。形容人因强烈情绪而表现出的明显面部表情。

“The children gaped at the magician's tricks.”

(孩子们张大嘴巴看着魔术师的表演。)

“She gaped in astonishment when she saw the huge cake.”

(看到那个巨大的蛋糕时,她惊讶得张大了嘴。)

❶ 指物体裂开或敞开的状态,如衣服破洞或容器开口。常用于描述不正常的开口或裂缝。

“His shirt gaped open where a button was missing.”

(他衬衫上缺纽扣的地方敞开着。)

“The old wound gaped and started bleeding again.”

(旧伤口裂开,又开始流血了。)

同义词:stared, gawked, gazed, ogled, yawned

常见短语

gaped at — 因惊讶或好奇而长时间盯着看,通常带着明显的面部表情。

“The villagers gaped at the strange-looking foreigners.”

(村民们目瞪口呆地看着长相奇怪的外国人。)

gaped open — 形容某物敞开或裂开的状态,通常指不正常的开口。

“The old book gaped open at its well-worn pages.”

(这本旧书在经常翻阅的页面处敞开着。)