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a gape in [sth]
指物体上的大裂口或开口；gape 在这里是可数名词。
There was a gape in the old wooden fence.
旧木栅栏上有一个大豁口。
大裂口；豁口
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大裂口；豁口
A large opening or gap.
There was a gape in the old wooden fence.
旧木栅栏上有一个大豁口。
大的开口。
A large opening.
家禽的气管比翼线虫病,症状为频繁张口。
A disease in poultry caused by gapeworm in the windpipe, a symptom of which is frequent gaping.
开口的宽度。
The width of an opening.
The maximum opening of the mouth (of a bird, fish, etc.) when it is open.
A large gape in the wall allowed us to see the garden.
墙上一个大裂口让我们能看到花园。
She stood with a gape of astonishment when she heard the news.
听到这个消息时，她目瞪口呆地站着。
The child's gape showed his surprise at the magician's trick.
孩子张大的嘴显示了他对魔术师把戏的惊讶。
指物体上的大裂口或开口；gape 在这里是可数名词。
There was a gape in the old wooden fence.
旧木栅栏上有一个大豁口。
指开口的宽度或尺寸，常用 of 引出具体对象。
The gape of the pipe is only ten centimetres.
这条管道的开口宽度只有十厘米。
常见于动物学语境，指鸟、鱼等张嘴时的最大宽度。
A fish's gape determines the maximum size of prey it can eat.
鱼的张口宽度决定了它能吞食的猎物最大尺寸。
Not this
There is a small gape in the fence.
Use this
There is a small gap in the fence.
gape 指大的、张开的开口，如鸟或鱼张嘴时的宽度；表示墙或篱笆上的小缝隙或洞，应用 gap。
Not this
The bird opened its mouth and I could see the red gap inside.
Use this
The bird opened its mouth and I could see the red gape inside.
gap 指一般的缺口或空隙；gape 特指鸟、鱼等张嘴时口腔的张开部分（最大张口），所以此处应用 gape。
Not this
There are several large gape in the rock.
Use this
There are several large gapes in the rock.
gape 是可数名词，复数形式为 gapes。汉语没有名词复数变化，容易漏加 -s；表示多个大的开口时要用 gapes。
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张口宽度
Researchers measured the gape width of the nestling's mouth.
研究人员测量了雏鸟的张口宽度。
开口角度
The snake's gape angle allows it to swallow large prey.
蛇的开口角度使它能够吞下大型猎物。
开口大小
The gape size of the trap determines which animals it can catch.
陷阱的开口大小决定了它能捕获哪些动物。
岩石上的大裂口
There was a gape in the rock where the path had collapsed.
小路坍塌的地方，岩石上出现了一道大裂口。
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记忆：gap（缝隙）加个 e，变成更大更夸张的“张大口”——鸟、鱼张嘴的最大宽度就是 gape。
语域：mixed 常见场景：文学/书面描写、动物学或鸟类学描述、兽医/禽病语境 gape 作名词时比较少见，多用于书面或专业语境：可指大的裂口或开口，也可指（鸟、鱼等的）最大张口宽度；在禽病中则指张口病。日常口语里更常用动词 gape 或名词 gap。
这些词都含 -ape 且发 /eɪp/：grape、shape、cape、tape、drape 与 gape 押韵。注意 gap 拼写与 gape 相似，但发音是 /ɡæp/，不押韵。
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