rubberneck
/ruhb-er-nek/US // ˈrʌb ərˌnɛk //UK // (ˈrʌbəˌnɛk) slang //
橡皮人,橡皮筋,橡皮泥,橡皮擦
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v.无主动词 verb
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- : to look about or stare with great curiosity, as by craning the neck or turning the head.
v.有主动词 verb
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- : to gawk at: The tieup was due to drivers rubbernecking an accident.
n.名词 noun
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Also rub·ber·neck·er.
- : a sightseer; tourist.
- : an extremely curious person.
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Examples
The most popular slang expression of the day is "to rubberneck," or, more concisely, "to rubber."
Women ought to have everything they own fastened to them with rubberneck elastics.
A detective saw you on the Rubberneck up at Central Park and 'phoned down to take you in.
And now in the broad, quiet avenue in front of the Rubberneck car a man in dark clothes stood with uplifted hand.
To show general scorn, the bird revolved on one claw round and round his swing; he looked dangerous, repeating, "Rubberneck."
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