| 释义 |
gape /ɡeɪp，ɡæp/ vi. | n.
I vi.
1. 张口；打呵欠
2. (嘴、伤口等)张开，裂开
Holes gaped in pavements after floods. 洪水退后，人行道上坑坑洼洼。
The front door gaped open. 前门洞开着。
The buildings gaped in ruin. 建筑物都已崩裂坍塌。
3. 目瞪口呆地凝视 (at)
He gaped in astonishment at the scene. 他对眼前的景象惊讶得目瞪口呆。
4. 〈古〉渴望 (after,for)
II n.
1. 张口；呵欠
give a gape 打呵欠
2. 豁口
There was a gape in the seat of his pants where they had split. 他裤子的臀部原先绽线处豁了一个口子。
3. 目瞪口呆
4. 〈古〉渴望
a perpetual gape after knowledge 对知识永无止境的追求
5. 张口阔度；孔洞的阔度；【动】嘴裂，喙裂
6. [the gapes] [用作单](禽鸟的)张口病
7. [the gapes] 〈谑〉[用作单]一阵呵欠
[< ON gapa < IE ghēp- < ghe- to yawn] |