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rubbernecking

/ˈrʌbərˌnɛkɪŋ/ /ˈrʌbɚˌnɛkɪŋ/

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verb

見物する, キョロキョロ見る

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.

Examples :

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

運転手は事故をよく見ようとキョロキョロ見ていたので、別の事故に巻き込まれそうになった。

action human traffic attitude tendency

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noun

事故現場を見ようと車を運転中に速度を落とすこと

The act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident.

Examples :

"The heavy traffic was caused by widespread rubbernecking after a minor fender-bender on the highway. "

激しい交通渋滞は、高速道路での軽微な事故の後、事故現場を見ようと車を運転中に速度を落とすことが広範囲にわたって行われたことが原因でした。

vehicle action traffic attitude human

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noun

野次馬根性, 興味本位で観察すること

Generally, any act of observation in a manner considered unduly overt or otherwise unseemly.

Examples :

"The children had never been in such a large museum and their rubbernecking was rather amusing."

子供たちはこんなに大きな博物館に来たことがなく、彼らの野次馬根性はなかなか面白かった。

communication human action society tendency