gape /ɡeɪp/ TEM8 ( gaping, gaped, gapes )

• 1. 

  V-I If you gape, you look at someone or something in surprise, usually with an open mouth. 目瞪口呆地看

  例：

  His secretary stopped taking notes to gape at me.

  他的秘书停止了做记录，目瞪口呆地看着我。

  例：

  He was not the type to wander around gaping at everything like a tourist.

  他不是那种像个游客似的四处闲逛、惊奇地看着一切的人。

• 2. 

  V-I If you say that something such as a hole or a wound gapes, you are emphasizing that it is big or wide. 裂开 [强调]

  例：

  The front door was missing. A hole gaped in the roof.

  前门没有了，屋顶裂开一个洞。

• 3. 

  gaping ADJ 裂开的

  例：

  The aircraft took off with a gaping hole in its fuselage.

  那飞机起飞了，机身上有一个裂开的洞。