gawp

IPA/ɡɔːp/
IPA/ɡɔːp/

gawp — 動詞

  • gawppresent simple I / you / we / they
  • gawpshe / she / it
  • gawpedpast simple
  • gawping-ing form

1. to look at a person or thing for a long time with your mouth slightly open, seem

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

呆望

張嘴傻傻地盯著看，顯得無禮或驚訝

to look at a person or thing for a long time with your mouth slightly open, seeming rude, silly, or full of surprise

例句

Jabari gawped at the flaming car wreck as firefighters rushed past.

Jabari 呆望著起火燃燒的汽車殘骸，消防員從他身邊衝了過去。

gawp + at for staring open-mouthed at something shocking

Piotr gawped at his flatmate's new motorcycle, unable to speak for a full minute.

Piotr 呆望著室友的新摩托車，整整一分鐘說不出話來。

gawp + at expressing amazement

常見搭配
  • gawp at
  • stand gawping
  • sit gawping
  • just gawp
同義詞
  • gawk

    American equivalent; same informal register and meaning

  • gape

    stare open-mouthed, but can also describe a physical wide opening

  • stare

    neutral term for prolonged looking, without the rude or silly connotation

  • ogle

    stare with desire or inappropriate romantic interest

反義詞
  • glance

    a quick look, opposite of the prolonged staring that gawp implies

  • ignore

    deliberately not looking at all

文法句型

gawp + at + noun/pronoun

用法筆記

Predominantly British English. The American equivalent is 'gawk.' Almost always followed by 'at' when naming what is being stared at.

常見錯誤

He was gawping the accident.
He was gawping at the accident.
'gawp' is intransitive; you need 'at' before what you are staring at.
She gawped on the menu.
She gawped at the menu.
always 'gawp at,' never 'gawp on' or 'gawp to.'

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常用片語

  • stand gawping
  • sit gawping
  • catch oneself gawping

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