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agape

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++a·gape /əˈɡeɪp/ adjective [not before noun]  SURPRISEDwith your mouth wide open, especially because you are surprised or shocked 〔吃惊得〕大张着嘴的 Vince watched, his mouth agape in horror. 文斯注视着,吓得张大了嘴。
Examples from the Corpus
agapeI froze, mouth trout-like, agape in anticipation, heart racing.She sat there with her mouth agape, staring at the ring.mouth agapeHis grandmother watched, her toothless mouth agape.He left mouths agape not only to the very end, but five days after he was gone.
a·gape adjectiveChineseSyllable
with Corpus your open, you especially wide because mouth


agape
agape /əˈɡeɪp/ adjective [not before noun]
with your mouth wide open, especially because you are surprised or shocked:
    Vince watched, his mouth agape in horror.


agapeBrE /əˈɡeɪp/ 🔊NAmE /əˈɡeɪp/ 🔊 adjective [not before noun] (formal) if a person's mouth is agape, it is wide open, especially because they are surprised or shocked (嘴巴因吃惊等)大张着
agapeBrE /ˈæɡəpi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈæɡəpi/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (religion 宗教) Christian love rather than sexual or romantic love 基督之爱;灵性之爱