| 单词 | gawker |
| 释义 | gawker (once / 18555 pages) n A gawker is a person who stares openly at someone or something. After a bad car accident on the highway, gawkers often slow down for a look. To gawk is to gape, stare, or rubberneck without trying to hide the fact that you're doing it. A gawker is someone who does this. A gawker might eavesdrop on a neighboring table at a restaurant or peer towards a film set hoping for a glimpse of a movie star. Both gawker and gawk were coined in the US, probably from the Middle English gowen, "to stare." WORD FAMILYgawker: gawkers+/gawk: gawked, gawker, gawking, gawks, gawky/gawky: gawkier, gawkiest, gawkily, gawkiness USAGE EXAMPLESGawker lost the legal battle and shut down as a result. BBC(Dec 14, 2016) “Your company is listed as an advertising affiliate with Gawker,” one suggested sample email read. Slate(Dec 14, 2016) Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein signed off on Gawker’s chapter 11 plan. Wall Street Journal(Dec 13, 2016) n a spectator who stares stupidly without intelligent awareness Hyper looker, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) |
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