Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #17233
gapes
目瞪口呆地看；吃惊地注视
gapes is the third person singular of gape.
to stare at someone or something with the mouth open, especially in surprise or wonder
- 1.
To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.
张大嘴巴,尤指不由自主地,如打哈欠、生气或惊讶时。
- 2.
To stare in wonder.
惊奇地凝视。
- 3.
To open wide; to display a gap.
张开；露出缝隙。
- 4.
To open the passage to the vomeronasal organ, analogous to the flehming in other animals.
张开犁鼻器的通道,类似于其他动物的卷唇嗅行为。
- 5.
To depict a dilated anal or vaginal cavity upon penetrative sexual activity.
在插入性行为中描绘扩张的肛门或阴道腔。
（尤指惊讶、愤怒或打哈欠时）张大嘴；裂开；敞开；豁开；（动物）张嘴嗅闻；（性描写中）张开（肛门或阴道）；张大嘴巴,尤指不由自主地,如打哈欠、生气或惊讶时。
In use
The old wooden door gapes open, letting in the cold wind.
The children gaped at the magician's tricks.
She stood gaping at the stunning view from the mountaintop.
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。
gape open
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。
gape in surprise
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。
Connections
Collocations
- gape at
- 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。
- gape open
- 张开；敞开
- His mouth gaped open in shock.他惊讶得张大了嘴。
- gape in amazement
- 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。
- gape in wonder
- 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。
- leave someone gaping
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
不及物动词，常接介词at表示目瞪口呆地看着。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with gape: their stressed vowel and following sounds are /eɪp/. Be careful with spelling lookalikes: gap /ɡæp/ and gape /ɡeɪp/ differ in vowel and final consonant, and gasp /ɡɑːsp/ is also not a rhyme. Do not judge the sound by the spelling.
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。
Learn the forms together
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