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rubberneck

C2 verb

rubberneck /ˈɹʌbɚˌnɛk/ nghĩa là ngoái cổ nhìn, vươn cổ nhìn

Các nghĩa

  1. ngoái cổ nhìn, vươn cổ nhìn

    To watch by craning the neck (as though it were made of rubber), especially if the observer and observed are in motion relative to each other.

    transitive

    The driver was so busy rubbernecking, trying to get a good view of the accident, that he was almost part of another accident.

  2. làm ai đó tò mò nhìn chằm chằm

    To cause (someone) to watch in fascinated horror, as if rubbernecking to see a roadside accident.

    transitive

    Hoover’s books go down like a T.M.I. Facebook confessional, rubbernecking you in from the first sentence. Certain patterns quickly emerge.

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