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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gawp /ɡɔːp $ ɡɒːp/ verb [intransitive] British English informal  LOOK ATto look at something for a long time, especially with your mouth open because you are surprised 〔因惊讶而〕张口凝视 gapegawp at I was carried out on a stretcher, with everyone gawping at me. 我被人用担架抬了出来,大家都惊讶地张大了嘴盯着我看。→ See Verb table
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gawpWhen it is finished, people will stop their cars to gawp.Rex put on his sunglasses and elbowed his way into the crowd to gawp along with the rest.But many will probably come just to gawp at the locals and soak up the legend.The famous local feature that families come miles to gawp at.
Origin gawp (1600-1700) Perhaps from gape
gawp verbChinese
a time, something to long look especially for with at your Corpus


gawp
gawp /ɡɔːp $ ɡɒːp/ verb [intransitive] British English informal
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: Perhaps from gape
to look at something for a long time, especially with your mouth open because you are surprised ⇨ gape
    gawp at
    I was carried out on a stretcher, with everyone gawping at me.


gawpBrE /ɡɔːp/ 🔊NAmE /ɡɔːp/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they gawp BrE /ɡɔːp/ 🔊 NAmE /ɡɔːp/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it gawps BrE /ɡɔːps/ 🔊 NAmE /ɡɔːps/ 🔊past simple gawped BrE /ɡɔːpt/ 🔊 NAmE /ɡɔːpt/ 🔊past participle gawped BrE /ɡɔːpt/ 🔊 NAmE /ɡɔːpt/ 🔊 -ing form gawping BrE /ˈɡɔːpɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡɔːpɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] ~ (at sb/sth) (BrE, informal) to stare at sb/sth in a rude or stupid way 无礼地瞪眼看;呆头呆脑地盯着 SYN gape