英语词汇“gawk”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

Noun thought that the linebackers were dumb gawks until he got to know them better Verb a crowd of gawking tourists couldn't help gawking at the exotically dressed guests in the hotel lobby

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The badaud, by contrast, is always liable to form a group or crowd, either for a mass gawk or some communal response.

Julian Barnes, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2022 People in the tavern gawk as Jamie interrogates his aunt, accusing her of purchasing a shop for Fergus to print propaganda.

Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2022 With its cool look and flashy two-tone color schemes, folks will take gawk at the RAV4 Prime at the stoplight.

Tribune News Service, cleveland, 30 Oct. 2021 People take deep breaths to inhale fresh air, gawk at the wildlife and rock climb.

NBC News, 24 Mar. 2021 This is pretty typical of my Chicago unrealistic gawk-searching.

Rebecca Makkai, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2021 The reader doesn’t gawk at her tragedy and resilience.

Karen Valby, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2020 Even in the drowsy predawn morning, onlookers stopped to gawk.

Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2019 By Saturday afternoon, reporters and photographers loitered outside the restaurant, as did people who had wandered over to gawk.

Sarah Murray, latimes.com, 24 June 2018

Verb

Seriously, why just gawk at the ocean views when you can be whisked away for an immersive, open-water experience instead?

Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2022 One channel is just for people to post photos of their record collections for others to gawk at.

Justin Pot, WSJ, 26 July 2022 When this yellow 48-inch dual fuel, double oven masterpiece arrived in our Lab, everyone stopped to gawk.

Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 26 July 2022 Previously at this time of year, wealthy shoppers and tourists — many of whom came more to gawk then to buy — walked shoulder to shoulder on crowded sidewalks.

Michael Tarm, Star Tribune, 13 Aug. 2020 Lora Johnson and her sister bypassed the slot machines and blackjack tables and didn't even stop to gawk at the cake vending machine on their way through The Cromwell Hotel & Casino.

USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2022 This urge to gawk at the unspoken parts of war reminded me of my second deployment as a Marine in southern Afghanistan in 2010, where there was plenty of killing and dying but not on a scale comparable to Ukraine.

New York Times, 13 June 2022 The chance to gawk at the splayed viscera of other people’s lives would surely attract viewers no matter who occupied the therapist’s chair.

Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022 Bruce Paddock, who bought his first Riva Aquarama in 2009, recalls going to a waterside restaurant near his home on Lake Minnetonka, Minn., and watching the diners flock outside to gawk.

Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 12 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

probably from English dialect gawk left-handed

Verb

perhaps alteration of obsolete gaw to stare

First Known Use

Noun

1757, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1785, in the meaning defined above

单词	gawk
释义	gawk 1 of 2 noun ˈgȯk : a clumsy stupid person : lout gawk 2 of 2 verb gawked; gawking; gawks intransitive verb : to gape or stare stupidly gawked at the fish in the aquarium gawker noun Synonyms Noun clod clodhopper hulk lout lubber lug lump Neanderthal oaf palooka Verb blink gape gawp [chiefly British] gaze goggle peer rubberneck stare See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun thought that the linebackers were dumb gawks until he got to know them better Verb a crowd of gawking tourists couldn't help gawking at the exotically dressed guests in the hotel lobby Recent Examples on the Web Noun The badaud, by contrast, is always liable to form a group or crowd, either for a mass gawk or some communal response. Julian Barnes, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2022 People in the tavern gawk as Jamie interrogates his aunt, accusing her of purchasing a shop for Fergus to print propaganda. Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2022 With its cool look and flashy two-tone color schemes, folks will take gawk at the RAV4 Prime at the stoplight. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 30 Oct. 2021 People take deep breaths to inhale fresh air, gawk at the wildlife and rock climb. NBC News, 24 Mar. 2021 This is pretty typical of my Chicago unrealistic gawk-searching. Rebecca Makkai, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2021 The reader doesn’t gawk at her tragedy and resilience. Karen Valby, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2020 Even in the drowsy predawn morning, onlookers stopped to gawk. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2019 By Saturday afternoon, reporters and photographers loitered outside the restaurant, as did people who had wandered over to gawk. Sarah Murray, latimes.com, 24 June 2018 Verb Seriously, why just gawk at the ocean views when you can be whisked away for an immersive, open-water experience instead? Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2022 One channel is just for people to post photos of their record collections for others to gawk at. Justin Pot, WSJ, 26 July 2022 When this yellow 48-inch dual fuel, double oven masterpiece arrived in our Lab, everyone stopped to gawk. Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 26 July 2022 Previously at this time of year, wealthy shoppers and tourists — many of whom came more to gawk then to buy — walked shoulder to shoulder on crowded sidewalks. Michael Tarm, Star Tribune, 13 Aug. 2020 Lora Johnson and her sister bypassed the slot machines and blackjack tables and didn't even stop to gawk at the cake vending machine on their way through The Cromwell Hotel & Casino. USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2022 This urge to gawk at the unspoken parts of war reminded me of my second deployment as a Marine in southern Afghanistan in 2010, where there was plenty of killing and dying but not on a scale comparable to Ukraine. New York Times, 13 June 2022 The chance to gawk at the splayed viscera of other people’s lives would surely attract viewers no matter who occupied the therapist’s chair. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022 Bruce Paddock, who bought his first Riva Aquarama in 2009, recalls going to a waterside restaurant near his home on Lake Minnetonka, Minn., and watching the diners flock outside to gawk. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 12 Feb. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun probably from English dialect gawk left-handed Verb perhaps alteration of obsolete gaw to stare First Known Use Noun 1757, in the meaning defined above Verb 1785, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition gawk verb ˈgȯk gawked; gawking : to stare stupidly She stood there gawking at the celebrities. gawk 1 of 2 noun as in hulk a big clumsy often slow-witted person thought that the linebackers were dumb gawks until he got to know them better Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance hulk lump idiot creep stupid moron mutt loser lug brute turkey lout snake clown palooka beast goose fool skunk lunatic villain turkey cluck oaf lubber clodhopper natural dummy clod heel prat dip chump blunderer slouch stock gander donkey simp Neanderthal cad goof stupe ape imbecile dolt yahoo nut numskull bonehead ignoramus rogue looney dork knucklehead ninny dope noddy galoot clunk dullard hammerhead dunderhead schlemiel goon blockhead dimwit shlemiel lunkhead jackass boor chowderhead anthropoid doofus loggerhead meathead chucklehead hardhead dumbhead deadhead stinker cretin cur noodle schnook ninnyhammer airhead tyke dummkopf loon numbskull bubblehead booby pinhead thickhead tike cuddie nincompoop saphead lamebrain madman nimrod louse churl loony golem woodenhead shlub dunce simpleton schlub mome dumbbell clodpole clodpoll fathead cuddy mug dodo birdbrain know-nothing dim bulb nit nitwit ratbag featherbrain scamp rascal half-wit dum-dum clot scatterbrain yo-yo Antonyms & Near Antonyms whiz brain genius sage wizard intellectual thinker brainiac See More gawk 2 of 2 verb as in to stare to look long and hard in wonder or surprise couldn't help gawking at the exotically dressed guests in the hotel lobby Synonyms & Similar Words stare gaze gape gawp rubberneck peer ogle glare goggle blink watch gloat glower leer peruse fixate eye observe stare down outstare study outface consider regard pore (over) Antonyms & Near Antonyms glimpse glance peek scan peep browse dip (into) wink (at) See More
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