gawker

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指伸长脖子呆看的人,通常带有贬义,形容那些因好奇或无聊而围观、窥视他人或事件的人。

用法要点

句型搭配

通常用作可数名词,常与动词如attract、draw、become等搭配,描述吸引或成为围观者的情况。

• attract gawkers
• draw a crowd of gawkers
• become a gawker

介词用法

常与介词at搭配,表示围观的对象或地点,如gawkers at an accident;也可用of表示所属,如a group of gawkers。

• gawkers at the scene
• gawkers of the parade
• gawkers in the street

语域说明

多用于非正式或口语语境,带有轻微贬义,暗示行为粗鲁或缺乏礼貌;在正式写作中较少使用,可替换为onlooker或spectator。

• informal: gawkers
• neutral: onlookers
• formal: observers

基础例句

The accident attracted a crowd of gawkers who slowed down traffic.

事故吸引了一群伸长脖子呆看的人,导致交通变慢。

Don't be a gawker; it's rude to stare at people in public.

别当个伸长脖子呆看的人,在公共场合盯着别人看是不礼貌的。

She felt uncomfortable with all the gawkers watching her performance.

她感到不舒服,因为所有伸长脖子呆看的人都在观看她的表演。

高级例句

In urban studies, gawkers are often analyzed as a social phenomenon affecting public behavior.

在城市研究中,伸长脖子呆看的人常被分析为影响公共行为的社会现象。

The marketing campaign unintentionally drew gawkers, reducing the conversion rate for targeted customers.

营销活动无意中吸引了伸长脖子呆看的人,降低了目标客户的转化率。

Ethical guidelines in journalism discourage reporters from becoming mere gawkers at sensitive events.

新闻伦理准则不鼓励记者在敏感事件中仅仅充当伸长脖子呆看的人。

高频搭配

verb

attractdrawbecomejoinavoid

adjective

curiousnosyrudeunwantedpassive

noun

crowdgrouptouristaccidentscene

adverb

merelypassivelyopenlyawkwardlyconstantly

preposition

atofaroundbyfrom

phrase

a bunch of gawkersgawkers on the sidewalkstop being a gawker

常见错误

❌ 错误:He is a gawker to the movie.
✓ 正确:He is a gawker at the movie scene.

错误在于介词使用不当,gawker通常与at搭配表示围观对象,应改为at the movie scene(电影场景)。

❌ 错误:The gawker means a person who looks carefully.
✓ 正确:The gawker means a person who stares rudely or curiously.

错误在于释义不准确,gawker强调粗鲁或好奇地呆看,而非仔细看,应修正为带有贬义的描述。

近义词辨析

onlooker

onlooker更中性,指旁观者或观看者,不带贬义;gawker则强调伸长脖子、好奇或粗鲁地呆看,常含负面意味。

The onlookers watched the parade calmly, while the gawkers stared intrusively at the accident.

spectator

spectator通常指观看体育比赛或表演的观众,是正式或中性词;gawker多用于非正式场合,描述围观日常事件的人,带有贬义。

Spectators cheered at the football game, but gawkers gathered around the street fight.