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单词 gawp
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(gɔːp)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense gawps, present participle gawping, past tense, past participle gawped
verb
To gawp means the same as to gawk.
[British, informal]
At weekends the roads are jammed with holiday-makers coming to gawp at the parade. [VERB + at]
Thorpe could only stand and gawp. [VERB]

gawp in British English

or gaup (ɡɔːp)
verb
(intransitive; often foll by at) British slang
to stare stupidly; gape
Derived forms
gawper (ˈgawper)
noun
Word origin
C14 galpen; probably related to Old English gielpan to boast, yelp. Compare Dutch galpen to yelp

gawp in American English

(gɔp)
verb intransitive
Slang
to stare open-mouthed; gawk or gape
Word origin
dial., altered < ME galpen, to yawn, gape

Examples of 'gawp' in a sentence
gawp

People do not just gawp and stare at it.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Or are we just gawping at a naked emperor?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He tries to rake in as much cash as possible by shipping in tourists to gawp at his bulk.
The Sun (2009)
Or take a leisurely open-air gondola to float over the greenery and gawp at the views.
The Sun (2015)
Mum and Dad can just gawp at the passing parade.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They just wanted to gawp.
The Sun (2008)
He is so unexpected that I just gawp.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I was gawping at the views when I should have been eyeing the road.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Everyone tunes into this series, which returns for a second run tonight, for a bit of a gawp at just how messy some people can be.
The Sun (2013)
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