gape

gape

英 [geɪp]

vi. 裂開，張開；打呵欠
　　n. 裂口，張嘴；呵欠

中文詞源：

gape 張口結舌地看

來自PIE*ghai, 打呵欠，張口，詞源同yawn. 引申義吃驚。

例句：

1. His secretary stopped taking notes to gape at me.
他的秘書停止瞭記錄，目瞪口呆地望著我。

2. He looks down at the gape void at his feet.
他看著腳下張開的裂縫.

3. He must be a very strange - looking camel driver for people to gape like that.
他必定是個很奇怪的拉駱駝的,他想;要不然,大傢為什麼這樣呆呆的看著他呢?

4. Dont gape: its rude!
別張著嘴傻瞪著,太不禮貌瞭!

5. Don't gape it's rude!
別張著嘴傻瞪著,太不禮貌瞭!