To gawk is to look at something for a long time in an open, foolish way — as if you have forgotten to close your mouth. You gawk at a crash on the road, at a famous person in the street, at a strange shop window.

To gawk呆看 is to look at something for a long time就是盯著某樣東西看很久 in an open, foolish way一副傻愣愣、毫不掩飾的樣子 — as if you have forgotten to close your mouth——好像忘了把嘴巴閉起來。 You gawk at a crash on the road你會呆看路上的車禍, at a famous person in the street街上的名人, at a strange shop window或一個奇怪的櫥窗。

The word is unkind in a small, everyday way: it says the looking is rude or stupid, not careful or polite. It is informal.

The word is unkind in a small, everyday way這個字帶點小小的、日常式的不客氣: it says the looking is rude or stupid它說這樣盯著看是沒禮貌或很蠢的, not careful or polite而不是仔細或有禮貌。 It is informal這是非正式用語。

Stare is the plainer neighbour; gawk adds the sense that you look a bit silly while you do it. As a noun, a gawk can mean an awkward person who stares like that, but the verb is the sense people use most.

Stare is the plainer neighbourstare 是它比較平實的鄰居; gawk adds the sense而 gawk 多了一層意思 that you look a bit silly while you do it是你這樣看的時候顯得有點傻。 As a noun當名詞用時, a gawk can mean an awkward person who stares like that gawk 可以指一個像那樣呆看的笨拙的人, but the verb is the sense people use most但動詞才是大家最常用的意思。

The verb probably comes from an old dialect word gaw, “to stare,” with a -k on the end, as in talk. Another old noun gawk / gowk meant a cuckoo, and then a fool; that may colour the “stupid looking” feel, but the looking-word is the one you need here.

The verb probably comes from an old dialect word gaw這個動詞可能來自一個古老方言字 gaw, "to stare,"意思是「盯著看」, with a -k on the end後面加上 -k, as in talk就像 talk 那樣。 Another old noun gawk / gowk另一個古老的名詞 gawk / gowk meant a cuckoo原本指杜鵑鳥, and then a fool後來指笨蛋; that may colour the "stupid looking" feel這可能為「傻傻地看」這種感覺添了一點色彩, but the looking-word is the one you need here但你在這裡需要學的是「看」這個動詞意思。