gawk

IPA/ɡɔːk/
KK[ɡˈɔk]IPA/ɡɔːk/

gawk — 動詞

  • gawkpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • gawkshe / she / it
  • gawkedpast simple
  • gawking-ing form

1. to keep staring at a person, event, or thing in a way that seems nosy, impolite,

1.動詞不及物C1
釋義

傻盯著看

無禮又呆呆地一直盯著看

to keep staring at a person, event, or thing in a way that seems nosy, impolite, and foolish.

例句

Rania stopped at the shop window, gawking at the wedding dress inside.

Rania 停在櫥窗前，傻傻地盯著裡面的婚紗看。

gawk at + noun in a public setting

Tourists gathered by the harbour, gawking at the actor as he left the boat.

遊客聚在港邊，傻盯著那位走下船的演員看。

同義詞
  • stare

    more neutral; it does not automatically suggest rude behaviour

  • gape

    adds shock and an open mouth more than bad manners

  • ogle

    suggests a sexual or greedy look rather than general rude staring

文法句型

gawk at + noun

stand around gawking

用法筆記

Usually followed by 'at' and often used when the staring happens in public. It suggests bad manners in a way that 'stare' does not always do.

常見錯誤

❌People gawked the singer outside the hotel.
✅People gawked at the singer outside the hotel.
💡gawk is intransitive and normally needs 'at' before the person or thing being watched.
❌I gawked at the painting quietly for an hour.
✅I stared at the painting quietly for an hour.
💡gawk suggests rude or foolish public staring, not calm attention.

gawk — 名詞