be a gawk
作“傻瓜、笨拙的人”解时是可数名词,常放在 be 动词后作表语。
He is a gawk who knocks over everything in sight.
他是个笨手笨脚的呆子,见什么撞什么。
傻瓜;笨蛋;笨拙的人;杜鹃;布谷鸟;杜鹃鸟;(有时引申为)任何笨拙的鸟。;显眼或愚蠢的凝视;呆看的行为。;傻瓜;呆子;愚蠢或笨拙的人。
A stupid or obvious stare; an act of gawking.
杜鹃鸟;(有时引申为)任何笨拙的鸟。
A cuckoo; (sometimes by extension) any gawky bird.
显眼或愚蠢的凝视;呆看的行为。
A conspicuous or stupid stare or gape; an instance of gawking.
傻瓜;呆子;愚蠢或笨拙的人。
A fool; a simpleton; a stupid or clumsy person.
Don't call him a gawk, it's rude.
别叫他呆子,那很不礼貌。
用法提示:"gawk" 在这里用作名词,表示一个笨拙或愚蠢的人。
The other kids teased the awkward gawk.
其他孩子嘲笑那个笨拙的呆子。
用法提示:"gawk" 作名词,指代一个笨拙的人。
He moved like a gawk, bumping into everyone.
他动作像个笨人,总是撞到别人。
用法提示:"gawk" 用作名词,通过比喻描述某人像呆子一样行动。
作“傻瓜、笨拙的人”解时是可数名词,常放在 be 动词后作表语。
He is a gawk who knocks over everything in sight.
他是个笨手笨脚的呆子,见什么撞什么。
feel/look like a gawk 表示自觉或显得笨拙、不自在,带自嘲语气。
At the formal dinner she felt like a gawk among the elegant guests.
在正式晚宴上,她觉得自己在优雅的宾客中间像个笨拙的呆子。
grammar · medium
易错句子Don't be such gawk.
正确表达Don't be such a gawk.
gawk 作“傻瓜”讲时是可数名词,单数形式前需要限定词;such 后接单数可数名词时必须加不定冠词 a/an。汉语名词没有冠词,容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw two gawk in the tree.
正确表达I saw two gawks in the tree.
gawk 作“杜鹃鸟”讲时是可数名词,前面有大于一的数词时要用复数形式 gawks;汉语名词本身不表示复数,容易忘记加 -s。
gawk 作名词指带贬义的“呆看、傻望”;stare 是中性名词,指长时间盯着看,不强调愚蠢。选择时看是否要表达“愚蠢地看”,若是则用 gawk,否则用 stare。
gawk 名词指一次呆看,常含愚蠢意味;gape 作名词指张着嘴发呆的看,强调嘴巴张开。选择时若强调嘴张开用 gape,若强调愚蠢的凝视用 gawk。
gawk 在此为名词,指一次呆看;gawp 是英式英语中表示“张着嘴呆呆地看”的动词,词形和发音与 gawk 接近,但词性不同。选择时若需要名词用 gawk,若需要动词用 gawp。
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