Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #17233
gapes
大裂口;豁口
gapes is the plural of gape.
A large opening or gap.
- 1.
A large opening.
大的开口。
- 2.
A disease in poultry caused by gapeworm in the windpipe, a symptom of which is frequent gaping.
家禽的气管比翼线虫病,症状为频繁张口。
- 3.
The width of an opening.
开口的宽度。
- 4.
The maximum opening of the mouth (of a bird, fish, etc.) when it is open.
开口宽度;(鸟、鱼等的)最大张口宽度;张口病(禽类);大的开口。;家禽的气管比翼线虫病,症状为频繁张口。
In use
A large gape in the wall allowed us to see the garden.
She stood with a gape of astonishment when she heard the news.
The child's gape showed his surprise at the magician's trick.
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。
the gape of [sth]
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。
[animal]'s gape
常见于动物学语境,指鸟、鱼等张嘴时的最大宽度。
Connections
Collocations
- gape width
- 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。
- gape angle
- 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。
- gape size
- 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。
- a gape in the rock
- 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。
Synonyms
- gap
- 缺口;缝隙 · gape 强调又大又宽的口;gap 更常用,可指缺口或空隙,也可用于抽象差距。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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