gawker
gawker — 名詞
1. someone who looks at people or events in a rude, foolish, or clumsy way, often a
呆望者；蠢人
愚蠢地盯著看的人或舉止笨拙者
someone who looks at people or events in a rude, foolish, or clumsy way, often at things that are none of their business, such as an accident or a public argument; the word can also describe a person who behaves in a stupid or awkward manner.
A crowd of gawkers gathered outside the building after the fire alarm went off.
火災警報響起後，一大群呆望者聚集在大樓外。
plural form: a crowd of gawkers
Kwame called the man a gawker after he stood on the sidewalk staring into their kitchen window.
Kwame 罵那個男的是個愛盯著別人看的傻子，因為他站在人行道上一直往他們家廚房裡瞧。
pejorative use: call someone a gawker
The elderly lady tripped over the curb and a gawker nearby simply laughed instead of helping her.
那位老太太在路邊絆倒了，旁邊一個呆望者不但沒幫忙，反而笑了起來。
Some gawkers slowed down their cars to stare at the crashed truck, causing a traffic jam.
有些呆望者放慢車速盯著撞毀的卡車看，結果造成了交通堵塞。
- rubbernecker
more specific — someone who turns their head to stare at an accident, especially while driving
- onlooker
neutral tone; does not imply foolishness or rudeness
- lout
overlaps with the clumsy/rude meaning of gawker, but not the staring aspect
- helper
someone who acts usefully instead of standing and staring
文法句型
a gawker / the gawkers
用法筆記
Often carries a negative tone, suggesting the person's staring is rude, pointless, or happens instead of offering help. Frequently used in plural (gawkers) for groups of onlookers at public incidents.
常見錯誤
gawker — 動詞
1. to look at someone or something with your mouth partly open and without thinking
呆望；張口傻看
愚蠢地張口盯著看
to look at someone or something with your mouth partly open and without thinking, in a way that shows foolishness, surprise, or rudeness.
Elena gawked at the enormous cake in the shop window for almost a minute.
Elena 張大嘴巴呆望著櫥窗裡那個巨大的蛋糕，足足看了快一分鐘。
gawk + at + [concrete object]
The tourists stood on the bridge and gawked at the fireworks without saying a word.
那些觀光客站在橋上，一句話也沒說，只是傻傻地望著煙火。
Ines told her little brother to stop gawking and close his mouth.
Ines 要弟弟別再張口傻看，把嘴巴閉上。
At Taipei Main Station, Grace gawked at a woman in a brightly colored sari until her mother scolded her.
在臺北車站，Grace 張口傻望著一位穿著鮮豔紗麗的女士，直到媽媽罵她才停。
The children gawked when the magician pulled a rabbit out of his hat.
魔術師從帽子裡變出一隻兔子時，孩子們全都看呆了。
- gape
more specific — stare with the mouth open, often from shock
- stare
neutral tone; does not imply foolishness
- rubberneck
slang, usually about turning to stare at accidents while driving
文法句型
gawk + at + noun phrase
用法筆記
The verb is spelled gawk, not gawker. This is the base verb; gawker is the noun form for a person who gawks. Cannot be used transitively — you cannot 'gawk something'; you 'gawk at something'.