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单词 gawk
释义
gawkgawk /ɡɔːk $ ɡɒːk/ verb [intransitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINgawk
Origin:
1800-1900 Perhaps from gawk ‘left, left-handed’ (18-19 centuries)
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
gawk
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theygawk
he, she, itgawks
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theygawked
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave gawked
he, she, ithas gawked
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad gawked
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill gawk
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have gawked
Continuous Form
PresentIam gawking
he, she, itis gawking
you, we, theyare gawking
PastI, he, she, itwas gawking
you, we, theywere gawking
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been gawking
he, she, ithas been gawking
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been gawking
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be gawking
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been gawking
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Tourists walked around gawking at the people in traditional costumes.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Despite the excellent snow, I spent at least half my time on each run standing still, gawking at the view.
  • Do women want to watch a show about men gawking at sports on television?
  • His ugly, freckled face gawked in every direction.
  • I just stood, gawking and shivering, as it disappeared into the hurrying crowd.
  • I stood there for a moment, not wanting to gawk or intrude but unable to stop staring.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto look for a long time
to look directly at someone or something for a long time, without moving your eyes: · It's not polite to stare, you know.stare at: · Why are you staring at me like that?· She stared at the page for several minutes, trying to understand.· Ron kept silent and stared down at his food.stare into/out of etc: · When he's depressed, he just sits there, staring off into space.stare back (at somebody) (=stare at someone who is staring at you): · Everyone turned to look at him, and he stared stonily back.stare (at somebody/something) in amazement/horror/disbelief etc (=in a way that shows you are surprised or shocked): · Donna stared in horror as the man fell to the floor.stare somebody down (=stare at someone until they stop staring at you): · Fenton stood tall and stared down the gunmen.
to look at something or someone for a long time, especially with a feeling of love or great pleasure - used especially in stories and literature: gaze at: · I lay back on the sand and gazed at the stars above.· Ruth gazed down at the sleeping child.gaze out/into/through etc: · He stopped talking suddenly and gazed into the distance.· She sat gazing out the windows at the people walking by.
to look at someone or something for a long time, especially with your mouth open, because you are very surprised or shocked: · People stopped to gape as she walked down the street in a see-through mini-dress.gape at: · She stood there gaping at me, too shocked to speak.gape in amazement/horror etc: · I could only gape in astonishment as I saw the man take the bottle from the shelf and put it under his coat.
also gawp British to look at someone in a rude or annoying way, for example because they look unusual or are doing something unusual: · Tourists walked around gawking at the people in traditional costumes.· I wanted to kill the morons who had gathered around me, gawping and pointing.
to look at someone or something with interest or because you do not trust them: · Mavis eyed the old sewing machine. "Does this still work?" she asked.· The two teams eyed each other warily, waiting for the game to begin.
to look very carefully at someone's body and the clothes they are wearing, especially because you do not know them and you are trying to form an opinion of them: · The hotel manager slowly looked the old man up and down and then asked him to leave.· "Don't be silly - you don't need to lose weight," he said, looking her up and down.
 informal to look at something for a long time, in a way that looks stupid SYN  staregawk at Don’t just stand there gawking at those girls!
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