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rubberneck

/ˈrʌb.ə.nek/

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noun

/ˈrʌb.ə.nek/C1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее человека, который с любопытством глазеет, часто на что-то необычное или интересное, или туриста, посещающего достопримечательности.

A noun referring to a person who stares inquisitively, often at something unusual or interesting, or a tourist visiting sights of interest.

  1. Inquisitive sightseerB2informalamerican

    A person who stares or gawks at something, often at an accident or unusual scene, out of curiosity.

    ruЛюбопытный зевака

    • The accident caused a traffic jam due to rubberneckers slowing down.
    • Rubbernecks gathered around the street performer.
    • He was just a rubberneck, staring at the commotion.

    Synonymsbystandergawkeronlookerpeeperspectatorstarer

  2. Tourist visiting sightsB2informalamerican

    A tourist who visits places of interest, often in a hurried or superficial manner.

    ruТурист, осматривающий достопримечательности

    • The bus was full of rubbernecks taking photos of every landmark.
    • Rubbernecks crowded the museum entrance.
    • She acted like a rubberneck, rushing from one monument to the next.

    Synonymsgawkersightseertourist

Forms
  • rubbernecks plural form
  • rubbernecks' possessive plural form
  • rubberneck's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

/ˈrʌb.ər.nek/C1formalamerican
  • ruГлагол, используемый для описания действия поворота головы, чтобы уставиться на что-то, особенно из любопытства или назойливости, часто при проезде мимо аварии или зрелища.

A verb used to describe the act of turning one's head to stare at something, especially in a curious or intrusive manner, often while driving past an accident or spectacle.

  1. Stare curiouslyB2informalamerican

    To turn one's head and stare with curiosity, often at an accident or unusual event.

    ruГлазеть

    • Drivers slowed down to rubberneck at the crash scene.
    • Tourists rubbernecked at the street performers in the square.
    • He couldn't help but rubberneck when he heard the loud noise.

    Synonymsgapegawkgazeoglepeerstare

Forms
  • rubbernecked past participle
  • rubbernecked past simple
  • rubbernecking present participle
  • rubbernecks third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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