looky-loo

短语

发音

AU /ˌlʊkiˈluː/

词形变化

looky-loos 复数 looky-loos

别名

lookie-lou lookie-loo

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who looks or stares; a gawker; a nosy or overly inquisitive person.

    非正式

    After the accident, I had to shoo away a bunch of looky-loos.

    Victor: "Yeah. So what. I'm just another looky-loo."

  2. 2.

    A look at something; a glance; an opportunity to look around.

    非正式

    I brought the inspector in for a looky-loo.

    As I walked by, I couldn't help but take a looky-loo.

  3. 3.

    A person who comes into a store and looks around but doesn't buy anything.

    俚语

    I was busy all day, but barely made any commissions because I spent all my time with a couple looky-loos.

词源

Reduplication from look or a compound of look + lew.

来源：wiktionary