英语网 单词
rubberneck的意思
rubberneck
英 ['rʌbənek]
美 ['rʌbɚnɛk]
- n. 伸长脖子看的人；爱问长问短的人；跟着向导游览的人
- vi. 好奇地听；伸长脖子看
英文词源
- rubberneck (n.)
- 1897, "person who is always listening to other people's conversation; person who gazes around him with undue curiosity," from rubber + neck (n.). Popularized with reference to sightseers in automobiles. As a verb from 1896. Related: Rubbernecking (1896); rubbernecker (1934).
双语例句
- 1. He is a rubberneck.
- 他是个爱问长问短的人.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 2. Don't be a rubberneck!
- 别老爱打听别人的事!
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