gawk
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,
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.
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。
The boys were still gawking at the crash when the police told them to move.
那些男孩還在對著車禍現場傻盯著看，警察就叫他們快走開。
often used for rude attention to accidents or trouble
Don't stand there gawking at my suitcase; help me carry it upstairs.
別站在那裡傻盯著我的行李看，過來幫我搬上樓。
stand there gawking = idle, thoughtless staring
Gabriela felt angry when strangers gawked at her arm cast on the train.
Gabriela 在火車上被陌生人盯著手上的石膏一直看，心裡很火大。
- gawk at
- stand there gawking
- gawk at an accident
- gawk at a celebrity
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
gawk — 名詞
1. an awkward, silly person who moves or behaves in a clumsy way.
笨拙傻瓜
看起來很笨手笨腳的人
an awkward, silly person who moves or behaves in a clumsy way.
Vivek felt like a gawk after he knocked over two glasses at dinner.
Vivek 在晚餐時打翻了兩個杯子後，覺得自己像個笨拙傻瓜。
feel like a gawk after clumsy behaviour
In rented skates and a huge helmet, Hugo looked like a complete gawk.
穿著租來的冰鞋又戴著大頭盔時，Hugo 看起來活像個笨拙傻瓜。
The gawk tripped over the microphone cable before the school speech.
那個笨拙傻瓜在學校演講前被麥克風線絆了一跤。
used as an insulting label for an awkward person
Sofia rolled her eyes at the gawks blocking the bus door with their bags.
Sofia 對著那些拿著大包包堵住公車門口的笨拙傻瓜翻了個白眼。
Even his cousins called Ramón a gawk when he danced in ski boots.
當 Ramón 穿著滑雪靴跳舞時，連表親都叫他是笨拙傻瓜。
call someone a gawk for looking foolish
- complete gawk
- look like a gawk
- call someone a gawk
文法句型
a gawk
look like a gawk
call someone a gawk
用法筆記
This noun is rare and insulting. It usually refers to someone who looks physically awkward or socially foolish, rather than someone who is cruel or dangerous.
常見錯誤
同根字
- gawker名詞C2
- gawky形容詞C1
- gawkily副詞C2
- gawkiness名詞C2