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Definition of rubberneck in English: rubberneckverb ˈrʌbənɛkˈrəbərˌnɛk [no object]informal Turn one's head to stare at something in a foolish manner. 伸长脖子瞪眼看的人，东张西望的人 a passer-by rubbernecking at the accident scene 一个伸长脖子在事故现场观看的过路人。 Example sentencesExamples - I didn't feel like I was watching the response; I felt like I was rubbernecking.
- People on motorbikes, the most common means of transport in Hanoi, slowed down and rubbernecked.
- Outside, the crowd gathering to watch the crisis grows ever louder, and we realize they're not simply rubbernecking - they're angry!
- What should have been a ten minute trip to the Upper West Side turned into a winding adventure of gridlock, rubbernecking, loud horns and cruising endlessly for a parking space.
- The camera pans around, taking in the sights, just as you would if you were rubbernecking there in person.
- It's a bit like rubbernecking around the scene of an accident.
- The neighbors to the left of this house are out front, rubbernecking.
- After a little more rubbernecking I took Ed to Canterbury Catherdral.
- Guards escorted us out of the shadows and into the morning sunlight of the street where curious neighbours rubbernecked from windows and doorways.
- The perfect way to rubberneck without holding up traffic; talk about a guilty pleasure.
- A number of people were starting to gather, rubbernecking at the fire.
- They disappeared into their houses, embarrassed at being caught rubbernecking.
- As the boyfriend and girlfriend slowly walked off, rubbernecking over their shoulders, McCraig suddenly spoke up.
- People milled around, nosily loitering and rubbernecking.
- People cried out in pain as security guards brandishing flagstaffs as batons pushed back the rubbernecking crowd to allow the procession to pass.
- If someone's house down the road is set alight, you can't tell me you haven't made your way slowly down the street, rubbernecking as you ‘go to the shops to buy some milk’.
- But there were delays too on the eastbound carriageway as a result of drivers rubbernecking, which saw vehicles slowing down so their occupants could take a look at the accident scene rather than continuing to drive on.
- As I rubbernecked, I noticed something on the road.
- The strangest thing about this book is how compelling it is, and the compulsion of it is not simply that of the compulsion to rubberneck at the scene of a gruesome accident.
- Like rubbernecking at the scene of a fatal accident, I am repulsed yet, at the same time, I cannot seem to pull my eyes away.
Synonyms glance, gaze, stare, gape, peer, fix one's gaze, focus
noun ˈrʌbənɛkˈrəbərˌnɛk informal A person who rubbernecks. Example sentencesExamples - He never was one for being interested in that kind of thing, he hates rubbernecks with a passion.
- And as a result, I guess I'm just kind of a rubberneck.
- That's one of the many pleasures of baseball - a guy can keep score, never miss a pitch, and still rubberneck at the spectacle in the stands.
- I am very well aware that I, like just about everyone else I know, rubberneck at traffic accidents.
Synonyms meddler, interferer, mischief-maker, troublemaker, gossip, scandalmonger, muckraker, eavesdropper, intruder, ghoul, gawker
Definition of rubberneck in US English: rubberneckverbˈrəbərˌnekˈrəbərˌnɛk [no object]informal Turn one's head to stare at something in a foolish manner. 伸长脖子瞪眼看的人，东张西望的人 a passerby rubbernecking at the accident scene 一个伸长脖子在事故现场观看的过路人。 Example sentencesExamples - The perfect way to rubberneck without holding up traffic; talk about a guilty pleasure.
- People milled around, nosily loitering and rubbernecking.
- The neighbors to the left of this house are out front, rubbernecking.
- Outside, the crowd gathering to watch the crisis grows ever louder, and we realize they're not simply rubbernecking - they're angry!
- After a little more rubbernecking I took Ed to Canterbury Catherdral.
- The strangest thing about this book is how compelling it is, and the compulsion of it is not simply that of the compulsion to rubberneck at the scene of a gruesome accident.
- People cried out in pain as security guards brandishing flagstaffs as batons pushed back the rubbernecking crowd to allow the procession to pass.
- But there were delays too on the eastbound carriageway as a result of drivers rubbernecking, which saw vehicles slowing down so their occupants could take a look at the accident scene rather than continuing to drive on.
- Guards escorted us out of the shadows and into the morning sunlight of the street where curious neighbours rubbernecked from windows and doorways.
- Like rubbernecking at the scene of a fatal accident, I am repulsed yet, at the same time, I cannot seem to pull my eyes away.
- If someone's house down the road is set alight, you can't tell me you haven't made your way slowly down the street, rubbernecking as you ‘go to the shops to buy some milk’.
- As I rubbernecked, I noticed something on the road.
- People on motorbikes, the most common means of transport in Hanoi, slowed down and rubbernecked.
- What should have been a ten minute trip to the Upper West Side turned into a winding adventure of gridlock, rubbernecking, loud horns and cruising endlessly for a parking space.
- I didn't feel like I was watching the response; I felt like I was rubbernecking.
- It's a bit like rubbernecking around the scene of an accident.
- The camera pans around, taking in the sights, just as you would if you were rubbernecking there in person.
- As the boyfriend and girlfriend slowly walked off, rubbernecking over their shoulders, McCraig suddenly spoke up.
- A number of people were starting to gather, rubbernecking at the fire.
- They disappeared into their houses, embarrassed at being caught rubbernecking.
Synonyms glance, gaze, stare, gape, peer, fix one's gaze, focus
nounˈrəbərˌnekˈrəbərˌnɛk informal A person who rubbernecks. Example sentencesExamples - He never was one for being interested in that kind of thing, he hates rubbernecks with a passion.
- And as a result, I guess I'm just kind of a rubberneck.
- That's one of the many pleasures of baseball - a guy can keep score, never miss a pitch, and still rubberneck at the spectacle in the stands.
- I am very well aware that I, like just about everyone else I know, rubberneck at traffic accidents.
Synonyms meddler, interferer, mischief-maker, troublemaker, gossip, scandalmonger, muckraker, eavesdropper, intruder, ghoul, gawker
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