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gape at sb/sth
gape 是不及物动词，接宾语时须用介词 at。本义是“张大嘴”，引申为“目瞪口呆地看”。
The children gaped at the huge elephant in the zoo.
孩子们在动物园里目瞪口呆地看着那头大象。
目瞪口呆地看；吃惊地注视
gaped — past of gape
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目瞪口呆地看；吃惊地注视
to stare at someone or something with the mouth open, especially in surprise or wonder
The children gaped at the huge elephant in the zoo.
孩子们在动物园里目瞪口呆地看着那头大象。
张大嘴巴,尤指不由自主地,如打哈欠、生气或惊讶时。
To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.
惊奇地凝视。
To stare in wonder.
张开；露出缝隙。
To open wide; to display a gap.
张开犁鼻器的通道,类似于其他动物的卷唇嗅行为。
To open the passage to the vomeronasal organ, analogous to the flehming in other animals.
gape
Base
原形
gapes
3rd person
第三人称单数
gaping
-ing
现在分词
gaped
Past
过去式
gaped
Past participle
过去分词
He gapes at the sight.
他目瞪口呆地看着这一幕。
She gaped in astonishment.
她惊讶得张大了嘴。
They are gaping at the screen.
他们正目瞪口呆地盯着屏幕。
规则动词
The old wooden door gapes open, letting in the cold wind.
那扇旧木门敞开着，让冷风灌了进来。
The children gaped at the magician's tricks.
孩子们目瞪口呆地看着魔术师的把戏。
She stood gaping at the stunning view from the mountaintop.
她站在山顶，目瞪口呆地望着那令人叹为观止的景色。
gape 是不及物动词，接宾语时须用介词 at。本义是“张大嘴”，引申为“目瞪口呆地看”。
The children gaped at the huge elephant in the zoo.
孩子们在动物园里目瞪口呆地看着那头大象。
指门、伤口、裂缝等张开或敞开，常与 open 连用。
The wound gaped open and needed stitches.
伤口裂开着，需要缝针。
用于因惊讶、震惊等情绪而张大嘴或怔住；也可说 gape in amazement / gape in shock。
He gaped in surprise when he saw the bill.
他看到账单时惊讶得张大了嘴。
Not this
There is a wide gape in the wall.
Use this
There is a wide gap in the wall.
gape 是动词，意为“张开、目瞪口呆地看”；表示“缺口、裂缝”的名词是 gap。此处需要名词作主语补足语，因此用 gap。
Not this
She gaped him in surprise.
Use this
She gaped at him in surprise.
gape 作“凝视、惊看”讲时是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语，需用介词 at 引出看的对象。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
目瞪口呆地看着；惊奇地凝视
The tourists gaped at the magnificent waterfall.
游客们目瞪口呆地看着壮观的瀑布。
张开；敞开
His mouth gaped open in shock.
他惊讶得张大了嘴。
惊愕地张大嘴
She gaped in amazement at the magician's trick.
她惊愕地看着魔术师的把戏，张大了嘴。
惊叹地凝视
The children gaped in wonder at the dinosaur skeleton.
孩子们惊叹地凝视着恐龙骨架。
使某人目瞪口呆
The magician's final trick left the audience gaping.
魔术师的最后一个戏法让观众目瞪口呆。
目瞪口呆地盯着
The children gaped at the giant elephant in the zoo.
孩子们在动物园里目瞪口呆地盯着那头大象。
张开；裂开
His mouth gaped open in astonishment.
他惊讶得张大了嘴。
让某人目瞪口呆
The acrobat's final jump left the crowd gaping.
杂技演员的最后一跳让观众目瞪口呆。
他们向我张口，好像抓撕吼叫的狮子。
From Psalm 22 in the King James Bible. The writer describes being surrounded by enemies who glare at him with mouths wide open, like a lion about to tear its prey.
出自钦定版圣经诗篇22篇。作者描述自己被仇敌围困，他们张大了嘴瞪着他，像要撕裂猎物的狮子。
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gap（缝隙）加上 e：惊讶时嘴巴大张，像裂开一道缝，目瞪口呆地凝视。
语域：mixed 常见场景：小说或新闻报道等书面叙述、描述物体裂开或张开的书面文字 gape 在口语中不算高频，多用于书面或描述性文字；表示“吃惊地张嘴看”时语气偏正式，表示“张开/裂开”时也比较常见于客观描写。日常对话中改用 stare 或 open wide 更自然。
不及物动词，常接介词at表示目瞪口呆地看着。
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