gaping

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发音

US /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/

词形变化

gapings 复数 gapings more gaping 比较级 most gaping 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of one who gapes.

  2. 2.

    Something gaping; something agape.

  3. 3.

    A threat or courtship behavior in animals involving holding the mouth open and displaying the teeth or other interior features.

v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of gape

adj.
  1. 1.

    Wide open.

    There’s a gaping hole in the fence.

  2. 2.

    Having the jaw wide open, as in astonishment or stupefaction.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

agape

近义相关 2

open opened

相关短语

gaping for gape for

词源

From Middle English gapynge, equivalent to gape + -ing.

来源：wiktionary