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Gawk Stare English Word 英 ɡɔːk] 美 ɡɔːk N.呆子;腼腆的人

英语单词 gawk
英美音标 英 [ɡɔːk] 美 [ɡɔːk]
中文释义 n.呆子;腼腆的人
v.呆呆地看着
英语例句 (1) But in the meantime, he is willing to get in the ring and work the mitts with Trainer Jeff Fenech as onlookers gawk.
中文例句 (1) 但同时,他却愿意进入这个拳击台,挥舞着拳套,而他的教练芬内克则像个呆子一样在边上旁观。
vocabulary简明 When you stare in amazement at something, you gawk at it. You might stand frozen in one position with your mouth and eyes wide open and gawk when you see a famous movie star on the street.
vocabulary扩展 The verb gawk was first recorded in American English in 1785. It may have evolved from the word gaw, which came from the Middle English word gowen, meaning "to stare." When you gawk at something, you get completely absorbed in what you're looking at. It's usually not considered polite behavior to gawk at another person, especially if it's someone you find attractive. After all, staring is rude.
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]呆呆地看;无礼地瞪视 To gawk at someone or something means to stare at them in a rude, stupid, or unthinking way.
  [V at n]
  [V]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • The youth continued to gawk at her and did not answer...

    那个年轻人依然傻乎乎地望着她,没有答话。

  • Tens of thousands came to gawk.

    成千上万的人赶来看热闹。

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