To gawp is to look at something for a long time, often with your mouth a little open, because you are surprised or cannot quite believe what you are seeing. It is informal, and it is especially British; American speakers more often say gawk or stare.

To gawp is to look at something for a long timegawp是盯著某樣東西看很久，often with your mouth a little open常常嘴巴還微微張開，because you are surprised or cannot quite believe what you are seeing因為你很驚訝，或不太敢相信自己看到的東西。It is informal, and it is especially British它是非正式的用字，尤其是英式的；American speakers more often say gawk or stare美國人比較常說gawk或stare。

There is a hint that the looking is not polite — you are staring as if the other person were a show. Parents tell children not to gawp.

There is a hint that the looking is not polite這裡帶有一種暗示，就是這樣看很不禮貌——you are staring as if the other person were a show你盯著看，好像對方是一場表演。Parents tell children not to gawp父母會叫小孩不要gawp。

You can gawp at a crash, at a famous person, at a huge building. As a noun, a gawp is that same open-mouthed look, though the verb is far more common.

You can gawp at a crash你可以對著一場車禍gawp，at a famous person對名人gawp，at a huge building對一棟巨大的建築gawp。As a noun, a gawp is that same open-mouthed look當名詞用時，a gawp指的就是那種張著嘴看的表情，though the verb is far more common不過動詞用法常見得多。

Though actually, people stretch it a little: any long, empty stare can be called gawping, even when the mouth is not really open.

Though actually不過事實上，people stretch it a little大家會把它稍微延伸使用：any long, empty stare can be called gawping任何長時間、空洞的凝視都可以叫gawping，even when the mouth is not really open即使嘴巴其實沒有張開。