rub·ber·neck

verb

/ˈrʌbənek/

/ˈrʌbərnek/

[intransitive] (informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they rubberneck	/ˈrʌbənek/ /ˈrʌbərnek/
he / she / it rubbernecks	/ˈrʌbəneks/ /ˈrʌbərneks/
past simple rubbernecked	/ˈrʌbənekt/ /ˈrʌbərnekt/
past participle rubbernecked	/ˈrʌbənekt/ /ˈrʌbərnekt/
-ing form rubbernecking	/ˈrʌbənekɪŋ/ /ˈrʌbərnekɪŋ/

to turn to look at something while you are driving past it（驾车时）扭头观望
- People rubbernecking at the scene of the accident caused a major traffic hold-up.事故现场人们的胡作非为造成了严重的交通堵塞。